BCSnob wrote:
Be aware that once you have tossed an item (toy, rock, stick, shoe, glove, etc) for a Border Collie that knows fetch:
1. that dog will continue to bring the item to you to be tossed until your arm falls off
2. fetch increases a Border Collie's physical stamina without tiring the dog for long
3. that item is only good for tossing and is no longer good for self amusement
Regarding #3 -
Our BC's will drop their balls down the stairs, chase them down to the bottom, bring them back to the top, drop them again. Over and over and over and....
Sadie our BC also LOVED the infant stage of our boys - where they where just learning to sit and throw, and would sit in one spot and throw what ever she brought them. Of course, they could only throw it about 3', but they would do it forever, and giggle the whole time. That infectious little baby giggle that they soon outgrow....
