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smyke · 09-02-2010, 01:15 PM

got ya, crisp
yeah, at home she will work for food a lot better than outside. it just isnt more important for her than squirrels running around. ball is another story.

Jason: now that I think about it I dont know why I was thinking that. I have to work on her "outing" the ball more and it should be fine.
I guess my worry was that if I was using the ball to fetch and then same ball to tug on a string it could somehow mess up the out while fetching. LOL

I want to use those orange rubber Chuck-it balls for both fetching and tugging (putting a string through it myself). these by far are her favorite. or should I just buy a ball that comes with a string already? any recommendations on that?

Jane: she outs when tugging very nicely. its when chasing that ball she is so fired up that it takes her few circles around me to out it and sit.

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smyke Master Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 733	got ya, crisp yeah, at home she will work for food a lot better than outside. it just isnt more important for her than squirrels running around. ball is another story. Jason: now that I think about it I dont know why I was thinking that. I have to work on her "outing" the ball more and it should be fine. I guess my worry was that if I was using the ball to fetch and then same ball to tug on a string it could somehow mess up the out while fetching. LOL I want to use those orange rubber Chuck-it balls for both fetching and tugging (putting a string through it myself). these by far are her favorite. or should I just buy a ball that comes with a string already? any recommendations on that? Jane: she outs when tugging very nicely. its when chasing that ball she is so fired up that it takes her few circles around me to out it and sit. __________________ MIKE Fanta Von Grafenstein Last edited by smyke; 09-02-2010 at 01:17 PM.