Do Not Play With The Jack Russel

My friend Brian learned the hard way that Corky, much like his fellow Jack Russel Terriers, really cannot break fixation on a ball. It's not tug-of-war, it's tug-of-death, and only by means of actually dying will Corky let you keep his ball, or win in a pulling match, or throw it far enough for him to not find it. Let's see the progression:

At first, he decides to tease Corky a little bit. I knew at this point it was not going to end well.

Brian finally decided to let Corky get a taste of the ball, not realizing that it was similar to waving a full glass of whiskey in front of a parched alcoholic.

And after tugging and growling and pulling from both parties, Brian gave up the ball to its rightful owner. And sulked. And he was cranky, until I waved a full glass of whiskey in front of him.