Two rambunctious Goldendoodles have given a whole new meaning to the phrase “dog bowl” by scoring strikes while playing ten-pin bowling in shirts with their owners’ names on them. The game of fetch is a popular pastime for dogs, but Blake and Adam would rather play a whole different ball game. The two rambunctious canines, decked up in clothes that were specially made for them, made their way to their very own bowling alley in Emmett, Idaho, known as KT’s Lanes, to get a strike or two.
Because Blake and Adam’s owners ran the bowling alley, and because Blake and Adam’s older human sister Katelyn Simpson was a professional bowler in the Professional Women’s Bowling Association, it didn’t take long for the two to develop a passion for the sport.
Terri Simpson, the 55-year-old owner of the pair of canines, shared the following statement: “Since my husband and I are the owners of our bowling center, we concluded that if they were going to be coming to work with us every day, they’d best know how to bowl.”
“When Blake was 11 weeks old, we began working with him to teach him how to push the ball off of a ramp made for children and bowlers with disabilities. It took him roughly twenty minutes to pick it up. When Adam became a member of our family, we decided to treat him in the same manner as our other children. They have a top score of 109 between them, and they do receive strikes and spares!
“People enjoy seeing them bowl so much!” We feel proud! These dogs are incredibly intelligent, and they pick up new exercises and tricks very quickly!