Raise your hand if you are throwing your ball thrower in the bin today ✋ Read the full article for more info and a link to the recommended ball scoop: www.dogster.com/doggos-weekly/balls-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-play-fetch?
Thanks for the opinions. To get your dogs to have a little more fun...pretend to hide it in several spots over the field and then make them search. Good for nose work, exercise and time for thinking. If its a deep field I make sure the dog sees where I dip down to "hide" it (or pretend to and rub scent on the spot). I had german short haired pointers. Sometimes I would use a pheasant wing. They would point when they found it.
You're right that the stopping is the main problem, but the greater the distance, the greater the speed, and the harder it is to stop. "When that thrower flings the ball 50 yards across the beach or over the field, your dog launches after it, often with little to no warm-up, at speeds of 30-50mph. At those speeds, dogs can’t easily track the ball’s trajectory and inevitably end their chase in a joint-jarring sliding stop, roll, twist, or skid. And they might do this five, ten, or twenty times in a row, depending on the patience and commitment of the thrower." Read more about it here: www.dogster.com/doggos-weekly/balls-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-play-fetch?
I agree. These ball throwers raise the level of every parameter involved. The dogs would never have to exert themselves like that normally. I believe this does execrate the onset of any joint problems.
i use a ball thrower but i get my dog to wait until the ball has stopped before i release my dog to go get the ball and i don't use it all the time just every now and then
Raise your hand if you are throwing your ball thrower in the bin today ✋ Read the full article for more info and a link to the recommended ball scoop: www.dogster.com/doggos-weekly/balls-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-play-fetch?
Thanks for the opinions. To get your dogs to have a little more fun...pretend to hide it in several spots over the field and then make them search. Good for nose work, exercise and time for thinking. If its a deep field I make sure the dog sees where I dip down to "hide" it (or pretend to and rub scent on the spot). I had german short haired pointers. Sometimes I would use a pheasant wing. They would point when they found it.
So cool! Thanks for sharing. 🐶
You nearly had it sussed . The problem isn't the distance, it's the stopping
You're right that the stopping is the main problem, but the greater the distance, the greater the speed, and the harder it is to stop.
"When that thrower flings the ball 50 yards across the beach or over the field, your dog launches after it, often with little to no warm-up, at speeds of 30-50mph. At those speeds, dogs can’t easily track the ball’s trajectory and inevitably end their chase in a joint-jarring sliding stop, roll, twist, or skid. And they might do this five, ten, or twenty times in a row, depending on the patience and commitment of the thrower."
Read more about it here: www.dogster.com/doggos-weekly/balls-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-play-fetch?
Very informative video, Karyn. Thank you! I’ve just binned mine! ❤🙏
You go girl! ♥🐶
I agree. These ball throwers raise the level of every parameter involved.
The dogs would never have to exert themselves like that normally. I believe this does execrate the onset of any joint problems.
Yes, that is the reality of these items, unfortunately. Luckily there are alternatives!
i use a ball thrower but i get my dog to wait until the ball has stopped before i release my dog to go get the ball and i don't use it all the time just every now and then
This is also a good idea! Thanks for sharing. 🐶
Good luck with the channel
Thank you! ♥🐶
What is that yellow scoop ball thrower called?
Hi there! You can usually find them by searching 'ball scoop'.
@@karynkanowski6322 thanks!
We linked to it in the full article too: www.dogster.com/doggos-weekly/balls-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-play-fetch?
What is that thing we are supposed to remember?
The ball scoop 🥍
Link to the ball scoop in the article: www.dogster.com/doggos-weekly/balls-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-play-fetch?
Yes, and the worst is having dogs slide on wet grass or mud when stopping. Horrible on joints.
Over use of the Ball thrower!
Chance would be a fine thing, #PoppyAdventureDog has chewed it to bits!