I've got a tennis ball junkie. In fact it has gotten so out of control with Cooper that I had to take it away. For a month!! When he has his ball he wants nothing more than to have it thrown. He doesn't pay attention to Max, food, or any other toys and treats. He lays with it all day and brings it to bed at night. If nobody plays with him he will bark continually!
I will say that after taking the ball away he's a changed dog! He has lots of other interests now. We are working on reintroducing the ball back to him for maybe an hour or 2 per day. Max has learned to steal it from him, so at least we are having fun with it now.
Poor boy. When he doesn't have his ball he's frantically searching through the house for it. Today is day 3 of having it back. He's sleeping in the windowsill with his chin on top of it. |