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Tennis-ball thrower for dogs...

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I had a gadget much like this for keeping my dog exercised without killing my arm. I also had a giant wrist-rocket type device that threw the ball even farther. But given the difference in weight between the tennis ball and the hand grenade, I doubt this plastic arm-extension would give much distance, even perhaps deliver the grenade just a few yards in front of the thrower.

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Mrs Mc was given a tennis ball thrower as a door prize at one of her dog training club gatherings. I said "Oh, it's an atlatl". See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spear-thrower

Unfortunately one of her dogs chewed it up before she got a chance to try it out. It has a lack of plastic in its diet, and seeks to remedy the issue every chance it gets.
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It has a lack of plastic in its diet, and seeks to remedy the issue every chance it gets.
Yes we had a cat like that with an affinity for grocery bags. Kroger bags especially were not safe with Bennet around.

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You must watch out for pets with plastic bags. They have been known to get inside them and suffocate. Unfortunately most pets can't read the "THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY" warning.
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MGMcAnick wrote:
Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:56 pm
You must watch out for pets with plastic bags. They have been known to get inside them and suffocate. Unfortunately most pets can't read the "THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY" warning.
A shocking number of dogs suffocate every year with their heads inside empty chip bags. They go in for obvious reasons, to lick the goodness from the bag - but the bag quickly adheres to them when they try to breathe and they apparently can’t work out how to get it off before they succumb to panic and suffocation.

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