Meaning, I choose you to play with. When my wife throws the ball and I am sitting near by, she tries to get both of us to play, drop the ball with me then her.
“she tries to get both of us to play”
She must be the alpha. Cooper always tries to keep his pack in line, meaning hubby and me. If we’re walking together he keeps going back and forth between the two of us until we are walking close enough for his comfort.