Buddy the Rescue dog loves his ball launcher
This is Buddy. He loves to play fetch. He’d play fetch all day if he could — and he can, because his human bought him a ball launcher that, just like Buddy, never seems to get tired.
In this video taken one year after the first… yeee-up, he’s still at it!
It’s the anticipatory hopping that kills me, Allein S.
It’s the anticipatory hopping that kills me
C’mon c’mon c’mon!!!!
Me too, Allein … the anticipatory hopping!
And seeing a dog that happy and excited and in control of his own entertainment is just too good.
Mess with his mind. Put a second ball in when he’s not looking.
I was thinking the same thing! Evil minds think alike!
Hehehe! 🙂
Did the second dog get his fur lightened? 😉
Dog Heaven. Happy doggo indeed.
It’s definitely the hopping. Why don’t the other dogs compete for the ball? It must be understood that it’s HIS ball. Top o’the line cute.
At 0:48 in the bottom video the owner throws a second tennis ball for the other pupper,who totally watches it go into the yard without moving.He must be happy just being there when the other dog is enjoying himself so much.
I love the satisfying little “clop” as he catches the ball! And, of course, the dancing. Such enthusiasm – would we were all so happy with simple things. AT least this group is happy watching a simple video of a doggie enjoying something simple. Love you guys.
Awww that doggie is so sweet!
I wonder if he thinks the hopping is what gets the machine started…
That thought occured to me also.? Too cute! ?
This is fascinating on so many levels. Dogs may not be tool making animals, but this dog is definitely a tool using animal. He knows exactly what to do. And, he waits the exact right amount of time to run as fast as he can and catch it on the run. He does not want to stand out there waiting for it. I’m sure he recognizes the sequence of whining noises and that’s how he knows when to start. He almost always catches it on the fly, too (I only remember one miss, and that hit him on the front of his muzzle). One mystery — in the first video he dropped the ball in the machine right away every time; in the second he often drops it on the floor, looks puzzled, then remembers to pick it up and drop it in the bin. Is he giving himself a rest (he’s not as young as he once was) or forgetting how it works (even after a year’s more experience)? And, yes, the other dog seems to have changed — I bet there’s a story (possibly a sad one) there. But I agree, it’s wonderful to see any creature this happy and engaged, and in charge of his own entertainment. At one time I thought these machines were kind of sad — a substitute for a human not willing to take time to play fetch — but this one changes my mind. That dog LOVES this machine.
Great rundown Michael! I wondered about the ball-dropping too, but maybe doggo is just so excited he can’t focus on the ball-restocking as well as he might?
This machine gives me hope, as a disabled person, that I could one day have a lively dog and keep it entertained.