roxie cathing the ball

[kiska171]

roxie my dog is now getting in to tennis balls. And it is so funny becuase she doesn't know what the ball was for except carrying it around the house. And so i threw it at her and she let it hit her! it was so cute. so i had to place the ball in her mouth lots of times http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif and finnaly she tried to actully catch it over and over agian and she finnally cought it! it was so cute! so now we can play catch! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif:')

[RachelJ]

I'm glad you were able to teach you dog how to do this because it is so much fun. Have you dog do it standing and sitting for variation (you have to be accurate with your throw though). Also teach your dog the meaning of the word *back*, so you can get her in the proper position to catch a longer through. Mine likes to stand too close waiting for the throw, so I say "back, back, back, back" until she is in the right spot.