Been awhile so it is fun to try and figure out a puppies mind.
Cool to watch him standing still, contemplating something only he knows and then instantly break into a full bore couple circle run around the yard. Perhaps stumble, do a chest slide, gather his feet and mash the peddle again. Then put on the breaks and go back to contemplating.
Thanks Battue, for posting the pics, the videos, and the narrative. Way cool. From the looks of that first water retrieve he looks to be a water lover. No problem should a bird end up in a ditch.
We whippet folks call what you described and I highlighted "the zoomies". Whippets be really good at them! Now if only a guy could train them to hold instead of chasing stuff down.
I have to remember to come back to this part of the forum more often.
Geno