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Duncanpup

(15,065 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:03 AM Monday

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 Monday OP

Lab/retriever math. Diamond_Dog Monday #1

Thank you for posting this information. Duncanpup Monday #4

You're welcome, Duncanpup. Diamond_Dog Monday #5

Motivation, motivation. tanyev Monday #2

Just shows how smart your pooch is Walleye Monday #3

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

Never thought of it that way before AnnaLee Monday #7

Priorities, Father. MIButterfly Yesterday #8

Built in food radar. Might be echo location, fine tuned by smells! Aussie105 17 hrs ago #9

Diamond_Dog

(38,304 posts)

1. Lab/retriever math.

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:25 AM

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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

(15,065 posts)

4. Thank you for posting this information.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:08 AM

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SOPHIE DOG.

Diamond_Dog

(38,304 posts)

5. You're welcome, Duncanpup.

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:16 AM

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tanyev

(47,662 posts)

2. Motivation, motivation.

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:28 AM

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Walleye

(42,193 posts)

3. Just shows how smart your pooch is

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:49 AM

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MLAA

(19,440 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

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AnnaLee

(1,297 posts)

7. Never thought of it that way before

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 04:37 PM

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

MIButterfly

(1,182 posts)

8. Priorities, Father.

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Tue Sep 2, 2025, 03:09 PM

Yesterday

Dunc knows which way is up.

Aussie105

(7,151 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

17 hrs ago

Every chonk has it.
Hence the chonkiness.

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