Callie loves to play soccer in the back yard. And she loves to play “chucket” in the living room. “Chucket” is a frisbee-like flying squirrel throw toy. With some practice, Callie has gotten pretty good at catching it on the fly. She “sits” beside me and, when I give the “chucket” a soft, short, high toss, Callie runs and catches it. She’s up to about 80% on catches — at least if I make a good toss.

Yesterday, after playing soccer with Callie in the back yard, I decided to try moving our “chucket” game to the back yard — instead of the living room. I thought maybe we could work on slightly longer tosses of the “chucket.”

The first time I tossed “chucket,” Callie simply let it fall to the ground. The second time I tossed it, Callie just stood there and it popped her on the nose.

Then Callie turned away from “chucket” and sat staring resolutely at the soccer ball. The dog talk message was clear. Callie was saying, “I play chucket in the living room; in the back yard, I play soccer!”

Smarty pants.

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Tags: Callie, chucket, dog message, Dog soccer, Dog talk

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