Monday, February 28, 2011

A Really Bad Game

One of Sammy' s favorite games used to be pushing a tennis ball under "the bridge" and digging it out. Those were the days.......

Here is the back of the bridge, and as you can see, it is accessible from both sides and it doesn't require outside help to get the ball out. In other words, Sammy can play this game by himself.


Last week, the yard men, not aware of the importance of this placement, moved "the bridge" to a more logical spot in the yard. Naturally, Sammy had to look for a new place to hide his ball. Now, the most exciting place to push a tennis ball is underneath the shed:

Unfortunately, this game requires outside assistance to retrieve the ball --

It turns out this wasn't the right ball, so we had to go digging some more:


Here we go -- right ball!

Rejects from under the shed:

Once we had the right ball, here comes Sammy to return it to its hidey-hole under the shed (Notice Alice by the fence -- Alice does not partake of this bad game):

No, no, no, must redirect. We move from the side yard to the back yard to throw the ball -- Sammy action shots!



And yes those are wood chips in the yard! Sammy's ball games have been a bit hard on the grass, so we spread mulch to deal with the mud problem. Now it looks like a dog park, which it pretty much is.
We moved "the bridge" back to its rightful place, but Sam still thinks hiding his balls under the shed is a superior game. We don't!

9 comments:

Angel Ginger Jasper said...

Oh dear a good game for woofies but not for beans mol. I hope the bridge game starts again soon.. Hugs GJ x

Ruth said...

That's really funny - how many balls are under that shed anyway??

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

Well of course! It's so much more fun to have "audience participation!"

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

I hear the sounds of khanine laughter!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Gus, Louie and Callie said...

Sammy you just want your ball in your toybox!!

Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie

The Creek Cats said...

Sammy, you are so fun and silly!!!

Goldie, Shade and Banshee said...

Now that's a good way to get attention, Sammy!!!

Becky's Barnyard said...

Sammy is smarter than you think. He knows how to get you out there and playing.

(angel) Grrreta and Fam said...

We play fetch by walking away with our toys and making our mom fetch them, so we think Sammy's game looks like a lot of fun.

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