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Duncanpup

(15,257 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:03 AM Sep 1

It is a mystery.

Dunc the chonk cannot catch a bouncing ball. And yet he has no problem catching half of bacon egg sandwich when i toss it at him.

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It is a mystery. (Original Post) Duncanpup Sep 1 OP

Lab/retriever math. Diamond_Dog Sep 1 #1

Thank you for posting this information. Duncanpup Sep 1 #4

You're welcome, Duncanpup. Diamond_Dog Sep 1 #5

Motivation, motivation. tanyev Sep 1 #2

Just shows how smart your pooch is Walleye Sep 1 #3

I think his sense of smell and taste way outpace his vision. MLAA Sep 1 #6

Never thought of it that way before AnnaLee Sep 1 #7

Priorities, Father. MIButterfly Sep 2 #8

Built in food radar. Might be echo location, fine tuned by smells! Aussie105 Sep 2 #9

Diamond_Dog

(38,752 posts)

1. Lab/retriever math.

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:25 AM

Sep 1

Effort put forward to ensnare airborne object is directly proportional to the satisfaction of said object filling the bottomless pit of a Lab/Retriever stomach.

Duncanpup

(15,257 posts)

4. Thank you for posting this information.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:08 AM

Sep 1

SOPHIE DOG.

Diamond_Dog

(38,752 posts)

5. You're welcome, Duncanpup.

Reply to Duncanpup (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:16 AM

Sep 1

tanyev

(48,086 posts)

2. Motivation, motivation.

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:28 AM

Sep 1

Walleye

(42,802 posts)

3. Just shows how smart your pooch is

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:49 AM

Sep 1

MLAA

(19,556 posts)

6. I think his sense of smell and taste way outpace his vision.

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:40 AM

Sep 1

AnnaLee

(1,314 posts)

7. Never thought of it that way before

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 04:37 PM

Sep 1

but that must be why the nose is part of the upper jaw; it guides the mouth to the target.

MIButterfly

(1,487 posts)

8. Priorities, Father.

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Tue Sep 2, 2025, 03:09 PM

Sep 2

Dunc knows which way is up.

Aussie105

(7,299 posts)

9. Built in food radar. Might be echo location, fine tuned by smells!

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:30 PM

Sep 2

Every chonk has it.
Hence the chonkiness.

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