Fetch!

These days if you look out the window into the back yard, chances are that you will see my dad playing with his dog, Todd. Well, that is admittedly exaggerated, but this event takes place at least once a day, almost without fail. Todd seems to have no greater joy than when he is chasing the segment of thick rope that my dad throws around the yard, jumping over fences when it gets thrown too far and sometimes crashing into things in his enthusiasm. His favorite game (and the one that I find most amusing) is as follows: My dad puts the rope in a tree and Todd springs after it relentlessly until he's caught it. Sometimes this requires many attempts:



The funniest part is, I'm not sure who gets more enjoyment out of this: man, or his best friend.