Saturday, July 9, 2016

Wimbledon


July 9.  On this day in 1877, the very first Wimbledon tennis championship was held. 

Today, the women's final is scheduled and tomorrow will be the men's.   Oh.  And by the way... a CANADIAN is playing in the men's singles final.  It's quite the event.  BUT - it IS missing something.  Dogs.  In this video, you will see how we COULD be involved.  Mind you, I'm not sure I would want to use the slobbery ball after the one fella gets it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_83cnHbE4

Can you IMAGINE me doing this job?!  Chaos.  It would be IMPOSSIBLE to hold me back while the players would be volleying back and forth.  And then I'm not SURE I would always give the balls back...  I love balls.  Actually I love anything a human throws.



And in other tennis news - in Australia, The Queensland Tennis Centre decided to put their used tennis balls to good use.  It seems that due to regulations, balls cannot be used after a certain time. So they had LOTS of balls in storage.  So what did they do?  They donated thousands to the RSPCA for the dogs!  Some smart human had a good idea.  Can you picture me in a room of several THOUSAND balls? It's would be dream come true.

But please keep in mind - that for some dogs, tennis balls CAN be dangerous.  Some dogs COULD swallow them or attempt to swallow them- and some dogs CHEW tennis balls which can be a problem if pieces are swallowed. So if you DO allow your dog to play with a tennis ball, do it under supervision.

Well I must go and get ready to watch the women play.  And THEN,  it's MY turn to play!

Have a ball today!


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