I Don't Want To Play Fetch

Every morning Emme waits patiently while Ken plays fetch with Rudy in the back yard. Emme has a specific spot she sits on the porch waiting for her turn. She waits and whines, so excited to go outside. When Rudy is done, Ken takes Emme outside to play her version of Fetch. This game consists of Ken throwing the little tennis ball, Emme running over next to it, and stopping to eat grass. She gets next to the ball but doesn't pick it up. Then Ken walks over to where the ball is on the grass, picks it up, and throws it. Emme runs over next to it and eats more grass while she waits for Ken to come over to the ball. This goes on for a few minutes and never varies. This is the game.

We were surprised the last time Eric and Katherine came to visit. Emme knows how to play fetch. She just doesn't want to. When both Eric and Katherine threw the ball inside the house, Emme would run into the other room, grab up the ball and run back to them with the ball. That is a whole different game than she plays with Ken. With Ken it is run next to the ball and eat grass. With Eric and Katherine it is bring the ball back. She can play fetch when SHE wants to.