urge to herd Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Gibbs is now consistently dropping his ball onto a purple towel on the floor when we play fetch inside. Outside, he's bringing the ball quite close to me before dropping it. Soon I'll take the purple towel outside and see if he can make the transition to dropping the ball on the towel outside. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the encouragement and ideas. What an awesome crowd we are! Ruth and SuperGibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschlemm Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hooray to you and SuperGibbs!!!! Next, frisbee maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Glad to hear!!! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chan Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Awesome! The towel is a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Aschlemm, he loves the Frisbee - same problem with returning it. Yes, we need to generalize to all thrown objects. Thanks again! Ruth and SuperGibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simba Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Well done! You should be so proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Happy Dance, Happy Dance!!! Did a little warm up with the purple towel on the floor in the living room. Went outside - the concept translated without the towel!!!! I feel like a good owner again . I've always been embarrassed at the dog park when all the other dogs and humans are playing fetch - slobbery balls flung at the human's feet, then thrown into the air again whilst the dog races obligingly after it. I'd make excuses as I trudged after the ball, time and time again. Soon to be embarrassed no more. I'm aware that taking this show on the road, so to speak, is another learning curve. But oooohhh, I can see the day when I'll be able to throw that damn ball anywhere and have it returned to me by my smart, athletic, gorgeous boy. I am totally blissed out. If Gibbs weren't allergic to dairy products he'd be getting an ice cream cone. Ruth and SuperDuperGibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simba Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Sorbet. Ah sure he deserves it. Look at that face. Liver sorbet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Point Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Well done...!! I have my own bit of re training to do. I've been playing frisbee and ball with both dogs at the same time and Tio (the older dog) has developed a bad habit of laying down mid way on his return back to me..... always some new weird hurdle..haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 What a tremendous achievement Ruth and SuperGibbs!!! Enjoy the fetching! Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLloydJones Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I've always been embarrassed at the dog park when all the other dogs and humans are playing fetch - slobbery balls flung at the human's feet, then thrown into the air again whilst the dog races obligingly after it. That's not embarresment; I have a foster who drops the slobbery ball in random people's laps. He is firmly of the opinion that if you are at the dog park, you obviously came there not to sit and enjoy the view, but to throw his ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 John, I agree with your foster on this one. Proper activities at the dog park include throwing the ball for any dog willing to gift you with it! All you SuperGibbs fans out there, if one of you will agree to receive an email from me with pix attached and then post it, we'll go public. The website doesn't allow me to post attachments or copy/quote, etc. Silly technology. It will be a faithful recreation, not the original event of the Collection of ALLL the Toys. Ruth and SuperGibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borasaurus Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Just wanted to say I can so empathize with the fetching issues and it's exciting to hear how Gibbs is picking it up! I started flyball with Kieran in April and I thought, "No way, this isn't going to work" because he wouldn't even look at any ball. Well, he just did a full run last week - hurdles, box turn, ball, and all. Proved me wrong. I always felt like a bad dog owner because fetching came so naturally to everyone else's dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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