Beating the heat... with indoor frisbee chasing!

As it was so hot outside yesterday and Darwin was full of unchanneled puppy energy, I decided to introduce him to the concept of the frisbee. Here are the results:

At first, the frisbee was seen as something to be chewed, as it is made of that perfect kind of plastic that dogs love to munch.



However, after throwing it across the living room, the little lightbulb in Darwin's brain decided to click. We then switched over to our prey drive, herding mode.

"I will use my lazer beam eyes to convince you to throw it again!"

(I just love how intensely this dog can focus on something that is to be thrown)



An awkward reach. i.e. Mom does not have the greatest finesse with accurate frisbee throwing.



Bringing it back like a good boy (though the other side of this story is that he didn't want to let go once he had brought it back). You can tell by the sway of his body that he is just the happiest of puppies.



Contemplating life, love, and how high he will need to jump to grab the frisbee. (This, of course, requires complicated corgi math).



Turns out, not that high.



"Mine. I'm going to chew the crap out of it and there's nothing you can do about it unless you come closer."



We made the transition to throwing the frisbee outside today, and he absolutely loves it. What better treat for a puppy than to be taken out for a routine bathroom trip and get some bonus chasing, grabbing, and chewing in on the side. (And, in spite of the fact that he likes to hold onto the frisbee indoors, Darwin was more than happy to drop the frisbee for me outside - locational bias - go figure).

-Mel, Corgi-keeper