Your border collie likes balls? I have a more-or-less sheltie that’s got no interest in frisbees, balls, bones or stuffed toys. I’ve had her since last fall, and I can’t find a toy to please her. She does like to try to herd the cats, but they’re very resistant and I don’t want that either. Have you got any suggestions?
Actually she has a “favorite” ball which happens to be a racquetball. It’s very bouncy and soft and about the right size for her to hold. Other balls arent that interesting to her.
As soon as we step outside in the backyard, she fetches her favorite ball so we can toss it for her to retrieve.
She really has no other toy — she’s mainly an outside dog that likes to chase lizards and go check on the cows with me.
I dont really know enough on how to teach a dog - other than we got the ball when she was younger and always sorta played with it while she was around so she learned quickly that was an “attention getter.”
We have a one year old Old English Sheep Dog, and she loves a particular ball that squeaks. If it gets lost, she will run around the yard and garage looking for it until it is found.
She also loves to catch frisbees. The funniest thing is when she picks up an empty water dish or plastic pan and starts running wround the yard.