Michael V said:

kii said:

Woodie said:

Hid all his “toys” for two weeks. left him just with bones. In his “maniacal obsession” stage he would not behave. Every time he saw me (day or night) he would charge off to the “fetch it launch pad”. If I went near him, he’d charge off down the paddock to his “ready to pounce spot”. Would not respond to commands…. nothing. So I stopped playing the game.

BTW….. I didn’t really teach him “fetch it” and “bring it back”, “drop it” or he learned it very quickly. But I tells ya what, when I do “chuck it”, he bolts off down the paddock, rolling arse over tit, to grab what I “chucked”.

I do love these updates about Benny Boy. Every day I am missing that joy of having a dog in my life. We saw a Red Cloud Kelpie playing fetch on Friday, at a foreshore park. Really delightful watching the dog’s movements – crouching, leaping, doing that running down low creep, she ended up in the water. That made my heart feel good.

:)

Benny Boy is a very gentle dog.

I read that post one of you made about his gentleness. Lovely.