• Jo Miran@lemmy.mlM
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    My dog makes this call at least a dozen times a day. I tried getting him slightly larger balls that won’t roll under the furniture, but he hates them.

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        3 days ago

        Pool noodle, rolled up towel, folded up cardboard, pretty much anything will do. It’s the same technique when kids keep losing their toy cars under there.

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      4 days ago

      Is he a small dog? Maybe the slightly larger balls are too big for him to get a good grip on?

      If not, maybe get even bigger balls gradually until you either find one he likes that won’t roll under furniture or you’ll be able to brag that you unsuccessfully offered your dog a beach ball or an exercise ball 😁

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        4 days ago

        Medium dog with a small mouth. His Min-Pin brother is a third the size and will happily grab the oversized tennis balls because he’s got the mouth of a tazmanian devil.

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          maybe get even bigger dogs gradually until you find one that can handle your big balls 😁

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        3 days ago

        the phrase “couch snake” really leaves a lot to the imagination