i just got an ifetch!

the mail lady delivered a package to our door today!

i love getting packages, even when they're not for me.

but this one was for me - it even had my name on it!

i love getting stuff in the mail!

the human said that the people at iFetch sent me a product to review and share with my Facebook fans.

i had never heard of an ifetch before, but since playing fetch is one of my favorite things, it sounded like something i'd be interested in.

can we open it? please please please?!

the human went to find some scissors to open the box, but it took her too long, so i decided to do it myself.

sooner or later i'll get this thing open, just you wait...but feel free to jump in with some scissors if you find them.

when we finally got the box open, i found three small tennis balls and a weird looking round thing inside.

i have no idea what this is, but i have a feeling that it's awesome. trust me on this.

before plugging it in, the human showed me how to drop one of the balls in the top of the iFetch, which i like to call "loading the cannon."

it was kind of hard at first, since i'm not used to dropping toys on a specific spot. 

uhhh...where did the ball go?
(turns out i dropped the ball on the floor and it rolled out of view. this happened a LOT at first).

luckily, iFetch posted a "how to teach your pup to use an iFetch" video on their youtube channel (if you want to watch it, click here). 

we watched the video, and i learned a lot of great tips for improving my technique. the human learned how she can help me get used to being around the funny round contraption (it kind of does look like an alien, after all).

just...a little bit...closer....*plunk*...i did it!

finally, after about a gagillion attempts, i finally got the ball into the mouth of the iFetch!

the human rewarded me with a few extra bacon treats for my accomplishment. which, i guess, wouldn't be that big of a deal to a human, but it is to a little puppy without any thumbs!

i'm still learning how to drop a ball in the iFetch. even though i make it in about 6 times out of 10, the instructions say it should be 10 times out of 10 before we turn it on.

if we turn it on before i'm ready, i might be startled or scared when the ball shoots out of the other side of the iFetch (or so the human says...i beg to differ!). 

until then, i'm just going to work on my ball-dropping skills and hopefully i'll make it 10 times out of 10 soon!

i can't wait 'til we can turn this thing on and see what it does!

stay tuned for an update on how i'm doing with my iFetch! once i get the hang of it, i'll upload some videos of me playing with it so you can see me in action :) 

- rambo