My 2 1/2 year old Border Collie Mix has
always greeted us with a stuffed toy in
his mouth. The objective is to lure us into
a game of tug-of-war. This is his favorite
game.

My 1 1/2 year old Australian Cattle
Dog mix is totally different. He LOVES to
play catch (or fetch) with a ball, any ball,
and will do so for hours or until I get
tired . He attempts to engage me into play by bringing a tennis ball and dropping it at my feet. The fun begins when the ball is tossed in the air where he can leap and snatch it out of the air. For variety the
ball can be thrown and he will race after it
(with abandon), retrieve it and drop it at my
feet.

Max (Border Collie Mix) and Sydney (Australian Cattle Dog Mix) are a constant
source of joy, and exhaustion .