To think that all televised sports could be improved if a couple of dogs were let loose

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Football - doggo running around with the other players, checking they are okay after injuries, provide comfort to losing team, get excited at goals with the rest of the team although not 100% sure why… just happy the hoomans are happy

Tennis - quicker than ball boys/girls. Slight disadvantage that they may not want to return ball

@LidoLady

I'd watch!

me too 😂🤣

Definitely 🤗

Interesting idea - start with the Tour de France!

Been done :). Didn’t work that well :(

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9h_0cZIy2i8

@YouthfulIndiscretion 👌👌

The ribbon event in Rhythmic gymnastics would be noticeably improved with a couple of kittens on the mat

Definitely!

@YouthfulIndiscretion

The ribbon event in Rhythmic gymnastics would be noticeably improved with a couple of kittens on the mat.

Definitely

And they could bean interesting addition to snooker -- sort of extra mobile hazard?

My husband and I have just been discussing this- how brilliant would dog football be; not least for the commentary and post-match interviews with the dogs

I think a pair of kittens would be good on a snooker table.

Oh, cross post!

Release 50 dogs on the first bend of formula 1 the carnage would be amazing.

I volunteer mine for the wrestling.

Fabulous idea OP, inspired - possibly the only that that would entice me to watch sport

@Balaur

good idea although I suspect when pooch squats and does a massive shite in the goals it won't go down too well.

Gary Linneker style 😂

I'd watch sport if they removed the human players entirely & just had happy dogs playing around 🐶😁

Yes! Dogs improve everything!

Bit off topic, but a few years ago we visited a garden centre/cafe in a village near Melton Mowbray where a dog came to greet us in the car park wearing a tabard that said "follow me for tea". We followed said dog and it took us to the cafe hut. It's one of the best things that has ever happened to us

Yes!!!! I’ve always wanted dogs - ideally Golden Retrievers - to be the ball boys at Wimbledon.

I would love this! What an amazing suggestion

Pitch invasions by dogs are an old tradition in football. I’d be all for bringing it back.

Just came to say this is an incredible idea!

Nipping any exposed parts in the rugby scrum?

I just watched a clip of a cricket match where a seagull wanted to play! Ponies and cowes are regular cricketers around here too.

They did try with the Tour de France a couple of years back as reallyreallybored posted. Didn't cause quite as much chaos as the spectator with her sign the other day who took out most of the peloton.

When he was younger my dog would have been an amazing ball dog, he dropped balls at our feet. Only issue is the soggy ball!

Might be a bit of an issue in swimming/diving.

Could work in other television too though - I would consider actually watching Love Island if there were a few large dogs chasing them round every time they started talking.

He retrieves cricket balls at nets, he beats human fielders. Now swimming would be even better