Ball Obsessed Doodles - Solution?

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Is your doodle obsessed with playing fetch?  At one time Haley was just like the Energizer Bunny on steroids when it came to fetch.  I would have given anything (except Haley) to have had one of these at that time.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/299675463/ifetch-too?utm_sourc...

A little pricy but .................

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Happily, the days of fetch obsession are over here. At 10, JD still brings a ball to every person who sets foot in the house, including service people, but his age coupled with his herniated lumbar disc result in his tiring out about the same time my throwing arm does. :)

Back in his salad days, though, I would have loved one of these gadgets. 

[Kaitee and Orwell]

Sometimes I wish Orwell would be as ball obsessed as my Bonny was. It's hard to keep his interest in anything and thus it's harder to exercise him. 

If he was ball obsessed, I still think he would grow tired of the monotony of this machine. He likes the variety in throws when he is actually interested for the 10 minutes we play. He loves me chasing him while he holds the ball more. :P

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

This is pretty cool.  Murph is "ball obsessed"....Guinness not so much.  The problem is that I'm fairly certain that he would never figure out how to put it back in the machine.  He would just bring it to me and STARE.

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

Oscar would love something like that. Just wish it used something besides tennis balls. Tennis balls are fun chew toys to him, and a yummy treat, as he would surely eat them!

[Christy&Riley]

Wow! This is Riley's dream toy. She could fetch all day. Wish it wasn't so expensive and delivery wasn't so far out. Hmmm...maybe it could be a contest giveaway?????

[F, Calla & Luca]

THere were similar things around a few years ago but not worth it to me.

[BG and Gavin]

Gavin is what I like to call part golden receiver. He love to run and catch the balls but never brings them back to your hand only in your vicinity. He seems to think it's part of the game to have you retrieve the ball too.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Lol! That is exactly what Daphne does. Pippa is a little better at it but not much. I am trying to teach her to be better but she sees Daphne get away with it so.....

[Christy&Riley]

Riley was like that too. She has finally learned that if she drops it too far away we are going to tell her to "bring it" closer which delays the game. She is so desperate for the next throw she'll frantically move the ball closer so I throw the next one in my hand. :-)

[Joani, Skadi & Elli]

Looks like a fun gadget to have.  Skadi never was good at returning the ball, let alone to teach her how to put the ball back in the gadget.  I tried with many treats for her to bring me the ball, she never caught on...and our "rehomed" Elli acts like no one ever played fetch with her and she's 6.  So I take it these gadgets are pricey?  But worth it?