Out again early this morning to beat the heat, we met a couple of lovely black dogs (and their human) at the
dog friendly park along the Yarra River. They had a couple of
Safestix, which their human had purchased online.
We were wondering whether Penny might try to nab one of the lovely orange sticks, instead of her boring old piece of wood (which I'm holding in the background), but she swam quite happily for the ordinary stick.
The dogs with the Safestix had to learn to watch carefully when the toy was thrown, because it momentarily sinks and then bobs up again.
Now I want one for Penny. Of course.
I can't find an Australian supplier listed on the
Safestix site, so I've emailed my favorite pet supplies store,
Murphys, to see whether they might have them or might get them in. Otherwise I'll order from either the UK or the listed New Zealand shop.
The Safestix seems to have a similar use to the
Aussie Dogs Slapathong, which is also a floating alternative to a stick.
By the way, we never throw a stick for Penny on land. I've heard many people mention the dangers of tossing sticks for dogs to fetch, but I don't need to be warned of the possible consequences, because I once saw a man with a stick embedded in his face. He lived, but it was one of the worst things I've ever seen!
Sticks are dangerous.
