My dog knows the west-coast offense

[DEBuckeye]

I've got a Golden Retriever who absolutely LOVES to run and catch frisbees. I realized over the weekend that she's got a west-coast offense thing going on.

She brings the frisbee to you, and as soon as you grab it she takes off running across the yard (pretty big yard), and I throw it. When she gets about 2/3 of the way across, she looks up and back over her shoulder like a WR. Then she gets a bead on the frisbee and jumps up to catch it.

I've got another Golden who isn't quite as smart. He just stays in front of you, jumping up and down until you throw it. Maybe he'd make a decent pass rusher or something....

 

[OSUsushichic]

My golden has eaten two of his frisbees in the last month. Running for the damn thing is too much work, obviously. He'd rather chow. When he does get the ass to play, he has some good moves avoiding the defenders. He might make a good RB. :)

 

[rocketman]

Dude, all you need is 8 more retrievers and you could set up a spread offense with blocking and everything! Then you could challenge your neighbors to an all-dog football game! I bet you some universities would give you grant money for that...

 

[coxew]

Must be a female thing with Goldens. My mother-in-law has a sister to my dog. She's very good with frisbees and tennis balls. She's also much more hyper than he is.

Mine sounds more like a mix between DE's and sushi's males. He never leaves until I throw (still hasn't learned to catch on the run yet). If he's in a playfull mood, he'll jump up and try taking it from my hands and bring it back. If he doesn't want to play, he'll lay down at my feet and wait until the frisbee hits the ground, then he slowly gets up and goes after it. When he comes back, he'll lay back down and chew on it.

My dog is probably more suited to be a blocker. We'll be having a tug-of-war or something on the floor and he starts throwing his hips around trying to take me down.

 

[Zurp]

Dude, all you need is 8 more retrievers and you could set up a spread offense with blocking and everything! Then you could challenge your neighbors to an all-dog football game! I bet you some universities would give you grant money for that...

Can you teach dogs to tackle other dogs? I'm not talking about that illegal dog fighting and stuff - you don't want them chewing each other's throats. But I'd probably watch "Dog Football" if it was on TV...

 

[IronBuckI]

Can you teach dogs to tackle other dogs? I'm not talking about that illegal dog fighting and stuff - you don't want them chewing each other's throats. But I'd probably watch "Dog Football" if it was on TV...

Go to the Bark Park in north Dayton and you'll realize that there's no training necessary. Although teaching them to not block in the back could be a problem.