Ok. I saw like 5 seconds of this this clip on Cali and Neal’s GeekBrief.TV and then did a YouTube search to find the original video.

From the description:

I built the ball machine because I thought my dog Jerry, might like it and that it would be something fun for me to build. So after two years of on and off work, with many safety features such as IR proximity sensors to protect Jerry and my son from the machine, I finally complete.

Far from being a replacement for me, I was always right there with him enjoying his fun. And with all the troubles that I went through to build the ball machine, I still end up throwing more balls than that the machine could count! According to the computer, he played with the machine by himself only 3 times in his life.

I recently put this video on YouTube to keep alive my earlier memories of him and (hopefully) provide some “humorous distractions” for anyone that might drop by.

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I wish I knew where this was from, and who the lady and dog are. Thanks to Lisa Marie Mary we now know a lot more about this video! The stars featured here are Carolyn Scott and her canine companion Rookie. Carolyn is the the president of the Musical Dog Sport Association based in Houston, TX.

My wife has forced me to watch a few dog shows on TV on occasion, and I don’t generally enjoy them because the dogs are always parading around. But whenever you can have a dog stand in for John Travolta’s part in Grease and dance all over the stage, now that’s something I’m willing to watch!
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