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Crazy thing is I bet these dogs have not been trained to hit the balloon into the air. It's simply in their genes.

The pro shop guy at our local hockey rink has an Australian shepherd. The dog is a amazing. Pickups just about anything on command. Will chase down a thrown ball (or anything else the owner throws) endlessly and deliver it back into the owner's hand. If the owner is not paying attention, the dog just drops it on the owner's lap. The dog also plays the caroms if the ball bounces off something, literally heading towards the final destination of the ball even before the ball bounces off something. When that ball is thrown, the dog's focus is always on that ball, ignoring everyone (and everything) else. She'll let you pet her, briefly, until that ball is tossed. Heck, it's not even necessarily a ball, as half the time the dog's owner just forms some stick tape into a wad about the size of golf ball. And, the dog is incredibly delicate with how it holds the ball in its mouth, but never drops it. Also, when the guy goes anywhere the dog follows, walking about a foot away from the owner's feet, deftly avoiding tripping him and gliding behind if someone or something is in the dog's way. If you reach down to pet the dog when the owner is moving, the dog simply swerves away from you and keeps walking. About the only time you can touch the dog is he she happens to lay down at the owner's feet (briefly) or in a moment when the owner has the ball in his hand.

On the other hand, the owner says that when he sits down to watch TV at home he has to constantly toss a ball to the dog. Non-stop. If he stops, the dog becomes agitated, and will keep placing the ball in his hand or simply drop the ball in his lap or even toss the ball at him.

Incredible dogs.
 
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