Thanks for going to the trouble to find that information browniesmom622 & Cielo.
And thanks to sngglz for lightening the mood. I had never heard of Pupcorn until this thread. Looked it up on dropthatsock.
Seems they have a realistic approach to teaching our friends to play catch!
"Easy for your dog to follow with its eyes, and less likely to ricochet off his forehead". 