Tennis Ball ADD

So it’s been awhile, obviously and I thought I needed to start blogging again. I wanted to kinda get back to my interesting to read, “witty” ideas as someone recently called me. When thinking about what I should write, Koda comes and drops a ball in my lap. I kind of ignore him because I’m deep in serious thought and he proceeds to pick it and…and drop it in my lap again. I know what he’s doing. This is my almost 6 year old fuzzy brown child begging for my attention, and I find him to be cuter when I don’t give it to him. 

So he again picks it up, kinda dances around with it…front legs go down, little wiggly bottom and tail wagging in the air…and he drops it towards me again. This is about the 46th time he’s done this today. I have decided, that my dog has TBADD – Tennis Ball ADD.

I did a little research and found that it’s a fairly normal disease – most dogs his age seem to have it and it dissipates with age. It can become contagious among other dogs as well as some humans. It can come and go depending on their moods, how hungry they may be at any given time and boredom seems to play a role too. It’s something they’ll do even when you’ve thrown it and they slide into the wall to catch it, or if you throw it down the back yard so far and fast they’re just compelled to go get it. Or even when they’re too tired from this repetitious activity, he’ll still go get it that last time – because I’m sure as heck not walking all the way down to the other side of the yard where it went under the house to get it.

So if every time you find that moment to sit still, and are trying to relax and take some time to yourself and your dog brings you a tennis ball that HAS to be thrown or they will pee on the floor…just make their furry little butts happy and toss it a few times. Not only does it give you this sense of power…but they’ll come cuddle with you that night with thanks