A game of ball toss may be one of the favorite moments of the day for both dogs and their owners, but this almost daily ritual in the lives of many pets can put stress on dogs. Risking your health. Jaime Vidal, a professional dog breeder and trainer, warns: Negative consequences It can bring and confirm that “the ball game is on.” Dangerous for dogs“In the usage that some people give you through your account Tik Tok (@masqueguau), Vidal explains that practicing this activity repeatedly and explosively, which is a widespread habit among many animal owners to exhaust their animals, can cause physical and psychological damage.
As explained by Vidal, who for three years was part of the Civil Protection Canine Unit – Firefighters and Rescue in Martorelli (Catalonia), the belief that physically exhausting the dog through this type of play guarantees better behavior is wrong and can have harmful effects. The specialist stressed this though The risk exists at any ageYoung dogs are particularly at risk, because their bone growth has not finished and growth plates – found at the ends of long bones – are soft, non-calcified tissue. Injury to these areas can cause deformities and enhancement Early onset of osteoarthritis In the future, the expert warns.
In another of his videos, Vidal insists on the importance of distinguishing between a dog who enjoys this activity and one who becomes obsessive. “It has nothing to do with the dog liking the ball, but when you put it down, everything is normal and I have a dog with no problems and he behaves like a dog, interacting with other dogs, exploring, exploring and picking up food, with a dog when he suspects he has a ball in his pocket, automatically Stop being a dogHe doesn’t move from my side, all the time he looks at what’s in his pocket, all the time he says, “Ball, ball, ball, ball, ball.” Sometimes, even if another dog approaches, it shows aggressive behavior.
In this sense, he asserts that the game of ball “is not recommended at all because it is easily created Addicted dogsgenerates tremendous stress in dogs and can also cause them Physical harmEspecially in dogs that are in the developmental stages.”
Vidal also refutes the idea that this activity is consistent with the natural predatory behavior of dogs because he draws parallels between the hunting these animals resort to in non-domestic life and the constant search for a ball. “It is not a normal activity, no matter what they tell you, to chase prey eight hundred and fifty times to kill it and not eat it. This is No animal would do itThere is no living organism in nature. So let’s not buy into the idea that it’s predatory behavior because it has nothing to do with predatory behavior. Dogs and all wild animals They are prey to eatHe insists not to fall into a stupid obsession.
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