Shep is crazy about playing chase the ball...adding the fact that he has plenty of tennis balls I decided to pick up a Chuckit which is a sort of curved plastic stick and has a ball sized cup on the end of it that picks up the ball then when you swing it to Chuckit the ball flys out and the dog is chasing the ball as it scoots across the yard....I only will be using it outside....but the nicest part is you do not get the wet ball full of dog slobber and dirt from the yard in your hands now....

I love this thing...just wish it threw the ball higher it seems to almost always go to the ground pretty fast but it does go pretty far too....Shep loves the thing and we have plans for a good summer BBQing season of playing Chuckit and return it together....while I cook my meals outside....hugs