Please don't lose your balls

So we went to Big Park today, because I though it'd be a good place to practise Squish recalls under distracty conditions. Big Park has many big tangly brush patches, knee high spring grass, squirrels, foxes and pheasants. It is distracty pointer heaven. Spike also loves it because he is not impervious to distracty - plus, it has ponds. Well, very large puddles, but they make perfect collie wallows.

The trouble with knee high spring grass and hedges covered in new growth is this: every time Spike puts his ball down for a second to smell something, it becomes instantly invisible.

( It went something like this. True story, although I admit the style was inspired by littera_abactor's sweet potato story )

P.S. Soundtrack, for your pleasure: Down In The Bunker. It's like the Innuendo Squad theme tune, this song.

Please don't lose your balls

So we went to Big Park today, because I though it'd be a good place to practise Squish recalls under distracty conditions. Big Park has many big tangly brush patches, knee high spring grass, squirrels, foxes and pheasants. It is distracty pointer heaven. Spike also loves it because he is not impervious to distracty - plus, it has ponds. Well, very large puddles, but they make perfect collie wallows.

The trouble with knee high spring grass and hedges covered in new growth is this: every time Spike puts his ball down for a second to smell something, it becomes instantly invisible.

( It went something like this. True story, although I admit the style was inspired by littera_abactor's sweet potato story )

P.S. Soundtrack, for your pleasure: Down In The Bunker. It's like the Innuendo Squad theme tune, this song.