It's a weird week, in between the holidays.
My sister's family is out of town, so I'm watching their dog. My days begin and end at the park. It's always raining.
I bounce a ball to turn on the LED inside & then whip it across the big muddy field. It glows bright, so I can watch the Red Dot land and then bob up and down in the dark when she picks it up and runs.
The dog's slightly retarded. While she's happy to chase & retrieve, she'll only return halfway back until she decides to stop and wait and see what I'll do next.
So I bounce another ball and walk toward her. Sometimes when I'm close enough, she'll drop the first ball to chase the second when I finally throw it.
Sometimes she chases the second ball with the first ball still in her mouth. Then I have to walk up while she's got them between her paws, trying to figure out how to get both in her mouth at the same time. She gets pretty excited about that and growls.
When I get bored of watching her, I put my foot in the middle of everything to try and kick one of the balls off to the side. Then I can throw something again and keep her running.
I'm spending a lot of time walking in the mud this week.
Chris