Lola absolutely loves sticks, and the bigger the better. Normal sticks aren't good enough for her, she prefers large branches or even logs. She regularly helps herself to logs from the fireplace pile.
She found this "stick" the other day. We measured it and it's 7 feet long. She carries it easily when she gets her mouth over the center point, but will drag it if she grabs it on the end. And yes, she has run up behind us and whacked us with her branches.
This is the back end of our property. The "boys" were waiting patiently for us to open the gate so that they could go for "big walkies" around the lake. There is a small lake right there (about 5 acres) and that is a huge treat for them to go for a daily romp.
We taught her how to swim the other day by throwing a stick in the lake. Once she realized that she can indeed swim, she now goes into the lake and swims just for the fun of it. Of course retrieving a stick makes the swim that much more fun!
She found this "stick" the other day. We measured it and it's 7 feet long. She carries it easily when she gets her mouth over the center point, but will drag it if she grabs it on the end. And yes, she has run up behind us and whacked us with her branches.
This is the back end of our property. The "boys" were waiting patiently for us to open the gate so that they could go for "big walkies" around the lake. There is a small lake right there (about 5 acres) and that is a huge treat for them to go for a daily romp.
We taught her how to swim the other day by throwing a stick in the lake. Once she realized that she can indeed swim, she now goes into the lake and swims just for the fun of it. Of course retrieving a stick makes the swim that much more fun!