What safety precautions should be taken when playing fetch or ball games with a dog?
Based on anonymised practice observation
By Dog Smart Training & Behaviour · · · 1 min read
In short
Avoid playing on ice, slippery mud, or steep inclines; make sure the ball or toy is appropriately sized/safe; consider putting the ball in a sock or threading rope through it to slow it down on landing; and avoid tennis balls, which wear teeth and bounce too much.
The fuller picture
So take a few precautions, don't play in ice and slippery mud or surfaces, steep inclines as well, also make sure the ball or toy is appropriate for a dog to have. Put the ball in a sock to slow it down when it lands, or thread a rope though it, at the very least split it and try to avoid tennis balls, they wear teeth and bounce too much.