busted back and a darn cold winter have kept me from exercising my german shorthair real hard for some months.....have had him play fetch on the stairs every day and he likes that and i figured the stairs helped add some exertion while trying to exercise inside the house.....and he has stayed nice and lean....
well now its warmed up and the snow is out of the backyard....while out of town seeing the knee doc today i stopped and picked up one of those 3 foot things with a cup on the end to help throw tennis balls....figured it would make it easier to launch a ball without having to twist my back to much and piss off the bulged disks....
took about three throws for Jake to figure out i was tossing a ball and not teasing him and not throwing the "stick"......after that he was a retrieving machine.....after bout 30 minutes i figured i better bring him inside for a drink and a rest, he hadnt run that hard in months.....he grabbed a quick drink out of his bowl and started jumping at the backdoor wanting to go out for more......
i think he has a new favorite game gonna have to take him up to my parents this weekend where he will have more room than the 80 feet my backyard provides....
well now its warmed up and the snow is out of the backyard....while out of town seeing the knee doc today i stopped and picked up one of those 3 foot things with a cup on the end to help throw tennis balls....figured it would make it easier to launch a ball without having to twist my back to much and piss off the bulged disks....
took about three throws for Jake to figure out i was tossing a ball and not teasing him and not throwing the "stick"......after that he was a retrieving machine.....after bout 30 minutes i figured i better bring him inside for a drink and a rest, he hadnt run that hard in months.....he grabbed a quick drink out of his bowl and started jumping at the backdoor wanting to go out for more......
i think he has a new favorite game gonna have to take him up to my parents this weekend where he will have more room than the 80 feet my backyard provides....