RE: [PyrNet-L] Chat, behavior: Tony helps Willow...

["Murden, Deanna" <Deanna.Murden@wl.com>]

Ah, Michaelene!
My pyr loves her tennis balls also, but actually "puts" them under a low
table or chair for play.  Yes, she will have it in her mouth, walk over to
the telephone table drop it, and kick it under.  Then go after it from all
sides kicking it around and under legs of tables, out and then back under.
She could have it if she wants, but she's playing a game by herself.  So
now, when I play with her, I will take a ball or toy, and place it under a
chair or table and let her "figure it out".  She gets very very excited
about this.  Then she plays with it under there.  I always thought the
kitties were teaching her this game.  Maybe not!

I'd try again, and see if Willow is frustrated, or just entertaining
herself!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Michaelene Sullivan [mailto:innerpuppie@barkavenue.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 1:28 AM
To: Great Pyrenees Discussion List; pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: [PyrNet-L] Chat, behavior: Tony helps Willow...


I noticed something very interesting today while watching Willow and
Tony at play. Willow loves her tennis ball. She doesn't retrieve but she
plays with it like a kitten, batting it around and tossing it into the
air with her mouth. She also likes it if I toss it for her so she can
sort of pursue it...well, anyway...this afternoon Willow's ball rolled
under one of the dining room chairs and she crouched on the floor and
kept pawing under the chair to get her ball...she wasn't having very
good luck. Tony, my German Shepherd Dog, noticed her attempts to get her
ball...assessed the situation...walked behind the chair, got the ball
and gave it back to Willow! Now...the Pyr was going straight for the
ball through the rungs of the chair...the GSD looked the situation over
and realized that the easiest way to get it was to go around the chair
and just pick it up! Interesting...very interesting...And, before anyone
thinks that I am picking on Pyr thinking....think again...I love Willow
to bits...I just think that this is an interesting action on the part of
each of the dogs and an interesting observation...

--
Michaelene & Savannah Leigh, neighborhood busy body,
Tony III, my companion, my protector, and
Willow, my gentle Pyrenees girl.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA





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