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http://bordercolliehelp.com/border-collie-behavior/the-border-collie-tennis-ball-obsession/ Raising a Border Collie can be a very interesting ride... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:02:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://bordercolliehelp.com/border-collie-behavior/the-border-collie-tennis-ball-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-67 admin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:15:48 +0000 http://bordercolliehelp.com/?p=52#comment-67 Karen, Congrats! I always love hearing success stories on helping dogs "come out of their shell"...fantastic! Karen, Congrats! I always love hearing success stories on helping dogs “come out of their shell”…fantastic!

]]> http://bordercolliehelp.com/border-collie-behavior/the-border-collie-tennis-ball-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-66 karen barry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:36:00 +0000 http://bordercolliehelp.com/?p=52#comment-66 I worked with an australian shepherd that wouldn't go after a ball. She was raised with a brother who was the dominant dog and would push her aside and really would not let her play. The brother was put down due to severe leg injury chasing a car. So we started trying to get the female to start playing ... it was a slow process ... would pop a tennis ball in front of her nose and in a short while she started catching it in the air ... after three months she is flying for the ball ... so your dog could have come from issues ... try working with the ball in baby steps ... toss 2 inches .... we have pulled this female out of the dark .... I worked with an australian shepherd that wouldn’t go after a ball. She was raised with a brother who was the dominant dog and would push her aside and really would not let her play. The brother was put down due to severe leg injury chasing a car. So we started trying to get the female to start playing … it was a slow process … would pop a tennis ball in front of her nose and in a short while she started catching it in the air … after three months she is flying for the ball … so your dog could have come from issues … try working with the ball in baby steps … toss 2 inches …. we have pulled this female out of the dark ….

]]> http://bordercolliehelp.com/border-collie-behavior/the-border-collie-tennis-ball-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-62 admin Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:19:03 +0000 http://bordercolliehelp.com/?p=52#comment-62 John, Not sure on how to get a dog to play with toys that is not into them. Ours apparently came "pre-programmed" to love pretty much any and all toys. John,
Not sure on how to get a dog to play with toys that is not into them. Ours apparently came “pre-programmed” to love pretty much any and all toys.

]]> http://bordercolliehelp.com/border-collie-behavior/the-border-collie-tennis-ball-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-61 john kurz Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:49:10 +0000 http://bordercolliehelp.com/?p=52#comment-61 We got a female from the city pound three days ago. She is a great dog but dues not want to play with her toys at all. What can we due or just wait ? She dues great on walks on lease. has a large back yard to play what can we due help. We got a female from the city pound three days ago. She is a great dog but dues not want to play with her toys at all. What can we due or just wait ? She dues great on walks on lease. has a large back yard to play what can we due help.

]]> http://bordercolliehelp.com/border-collie-behavior/the-border-collie-tennis-ball-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Sassy's Mom Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:20:58 +0000 http://bordercolliehelp.com/?p=52#comment-52 YES! Not only does my BC love to run fast and far, over and over and over. . .he also loves to eye the ball then jump and catch it as it bounces from "up"! A little practice and a flick of the wrist and it's almost like frisbee, without the danger to his teeth. The chuck-it is the very best toy for a high energy BC, and his owner. YES!
Not only does my BC love to run fast and far, over and over and over. . .he also loves to eye the ball then jump and catch it as it bounces from “up”! A little practice and a flick of the wrist and it’s almost like frisbee, without the danger to his teeth.
The chuck-it is the very best toy for a high energy BC, and his owner.

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