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  • Actually I take that back, me pretending my hand is a spider is probably the most entertaining reaction to get from my B. And the best part is it's cheap! :D

  • Otis does the same thing, throwing his toys or marrow bones (read rock hard missiles) way up in the air, over and over again, until he settles down to either chew on it or pass out. It is very cat like in my opinion, at least my three cats I have had through the years used to do that, the cat we have now even does it when she catches a mouse in the chicken coop, throws it into the air like she is playing with it, when it won't move anymore ('cause she done killed it!) she leaves it on our backdoor stoop…thanks!!
    That is the one thing, on top of cleaning themselves like cats, that makes B's very cat like. IMO.

  • Chance does a strange kind of reverse fetch. He picks up the ball and throws it at me then I have to pick it up and hand it back to him. This will continue for a while until he gets bored and goes of to play with something else.

    Medjai does the same reverse fetch. Usually he'll roll the ball over to me with his nose. It would be horribly cruel, but I think he'd love to have his own pet hamster with a hamster ball, but I have gotten him the electric wiggle balls before. $26 and 3 days later, I'll just stick to the cheapest toys I can find that are made acceptably to me. He has so many toys and just doesn't like playing with the old ones except for when I get him a new one.

  • Keoki LOVES throw stuffed animals and then chase them. It's so funny to watch.

  • @JazzysMom:

    Keoki LOVES throw stuffed animals and then chase them. It's so funny to watch.

    Tillo loves this as well, but I think he does it to make clear to me it's time to play some tug of war :D

  • This is all making me very jealous of you lucky owners!

    Some really great stories,

    Alan

  • Mine have all done the toy toss when pretending the toy is prey - violently shaking it then toss it in the air. Gossy is the only one though who has ever brought her toy to me to toss for her - and then only for a few times - I guess I don't toss it correctly :)

  • Medjai did that with a beanie babie, but when told to "be nice" he puts it down, picks it up nicely from the back and carries it off to his bed as if it were a puppy. He's never been the slightest bit rough with any live puppies we've met, so I'm happy he knows the difference from stuffed animal and real puppy.

  • So cool to read al the story's!

    We sometimes need a helmet when they "trow" their heavy toys… hahahaha
    They love it to trow with their toys and can play by themselfes for minuts..
    Sometimes they yodel when a toy land on our head, or on another of the dogs... hahahaha

  • @Buana:

    We sometimes need a helmet when they "trow" their heavy toys… hahahaha

    That's how it is at my house when Brando throws the gingerbread man…ha, ha, ha :D:D:D:D

  • @renaultf1:

    That's how it is at my house when Brando throws the gingerbread man…ha, ha, ha :D:D:D:D

    :D And the breeders keep telling us… B's are not dangerous!!! hahahaha

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