Gwen who is 5 and been with me only 4 months ignores a Kong regardless what I put in it... she does no know how to play ball or with soft or hard toys... I don't believe she has ever been played with though has just started to play bite just a little mouthing my hand if I wrestle her... but then she quickly stops as if used to being chastised for playing ?
She does work naturally though... she answers the whistle, she hunts, and has even brought me a young Duckling and a young Coot from the reed beds on our local lake... she delivered them into my open hand, both of them unharmed and perfectly healthy so I was able to successfully return them to the water after examination.
So a conundrum... Gwen loves to work and retrieve game in water or thick scrub... but will not retrieve a ball or stick, or play with a Kong or other toys... so I have to physically walk her for miles to keep her fit and her weight down... no standing and playing flyball with her for me...
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Alan.