Harry Kanine! Border collie shows off his football skills - dribbling and passing the ball with his front paws
A border collie has been impressing his owner with his footballing skills.
Dave Gilbert filmed Toby the border collie controlling the ball with his paws during a kickabout in the back garden of their Leicestershire home.
Mr Gilbert was especially impressed by his dog's strong right paw as well as its passing skills using a tennis ball.
Toby the border collie, pictured, loves playing football in the back garden of his owner Dave Gilbert's Leicestershire home
Mr Gilbert was especially impressed by his dog's strong right paw as well as well as his passing skills
Toby the border collie, pictured, tracks down the ball incredibly quickly
Here, Toby has two balls under control, with one in his mouth and a second with his left paw
The footage shows Toby racing to close down the tennis ball and shooting it to Mr Gilbert with pinpoint accuracy, earning comparisons with England captain Harry Kane.
Despite being so good at controlling the ball with his paws, Toby also likes to carry a ball in his mouth.
The 52-year-old company director explained: 'Toby has to have something in his mouth to be able to play football and he particularly likes using his right paw for kicking.'He added: said: 'Toby was quite young when he started doing his football trick.'
'People always enjoy watching him, he draws people in to playing with him by passing the ball to them and then tapping their leg for them to kick it.
'He is a lovely boy and never fails to do something to make us smile.'
Toby's exploits follow another border collie, called Ollie, who likes to play football at his home in Rosyth, Fife, with postman Davie Barbour.
Footage shows Ollie using its front legs to excitedly dribble the ball before launching it to Mr Barbour.
The dog traps the ball between his paws and takes a few touches before shooting it back.
And the happy-go-lucky dog displays his incredible skills when he fails to miss the ball.
Postman Davie Barbour, 50, was delivering letters when he came across the fun-loving dog who challenged him to a match
Mr Barbour, who has been a postman for 16 years, films the kick about as he exclaims: 'Did you see him dribbling the ball there?'.
Daughter Amy Barbour said the dog will wait for him every day with the football and blocks his path until they've played a game together.
'The dog blocks the pathway with the ball and doesn't let him past until he's played with him.'
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