How does my dog find golf balls?

My dog is a border collie (sheepdog) 1 year old. I go over to my local golf course looking for golf balls and he he has learned from watching me that it's golf balls I'm looking for. What he does now is he would be walking along and then out of nowhere he jumps into a bush and comes out with a golf ball in his mouth! He finds about 6 or 7 every time I go out. I'm just wondering how does he know they are there?! Because the bushes are so dense it's impossible to see into them!How does my dog find golf balls?Border Collies are extremely intelligent dogs and learn very quickly. He is doing it by scent, the balls are handled by people, people have unique but similar scents, and he has associated golf balls as a way of getting praise from you.



I will bet you scratch his ears and make a big deal out of it when he finds one. If so, you are giving him exactly what you want.



Border collies are one of the smartest dogs I have meet and I love training them.How does my dog find golf balls?
A word of caution if I may. A golf ball is easily swallowed and costs a lot to get back! I have been privy to visiting a museum where on display, were golf balls that had been retrieved from a dogs stomach (by operations) at various stages. It was amazing how the stomach juices react to the foreign object but still not a nice thing to have to put a dog through.



http://tedthedogbooks.comHow does my dog find golf balls?Dog sense are extraordinary!!! Their sent are 1000 time more stronger then human! They can smell lots and lots and LOTS or thing. If you have a dog, and you where do some thing (like trying to fine golf ball) when it was a puppy, and he (the puppy) looks at you every time you do it, it like your teaching the puppy something. So now that your dog is older (1 year old or higher... doesn't really matter what age) now he has the ability to have the smell of the texture and the fabric of the golf ball and if the dog smell the texture or the fabric of it, it will go and get the golf ball.





Trust me... That's why your dog is getting golf ballsHow does my dog find golf balls?
A dogs smelling sense is extrodinary , he may be smelling peoples scent , on the balls and that is why he knows where they are.Gorgeous intelligent things they are.good luck to him.How does my dog find golf balls?smell to himHow does my dog find golf balls?
These dogs are super clever. He can probably smell them.



ps Can you train him to find money ha ha !