An important initiative aimed at raising awareness for Pet Adoption This year’s organizers took Rio Open -A started on February 17th and will be completed on 23 February- replacing the dogs with dogs.
In the Brazilian capital, the fans at the “Jockey Club Brasileiro” … saw the protagonists and the protagonists, that is, the participating tennis players and the participating tennis players make their appearance on the dirt surface of the Cortes, holding from a dog with a leash.
The four dogs chosen this time to participate in Rio de Janeiro’s ATP 500 are stray and walking next to the tennis players at the time on the pitch may have the opportunity to find their own family, a home full of love for These.
Forget Ball Kids. In rio, it’s all about ball dogs ??
Here’s the Story Behind the Dogs which Walk on Court with the Best Players in the World At The @RIOOOPENOFICIALIAL…
pic.twitter.com/q7Giuxpdlw– Tennis tv (@tennistv) February 19, 2025
This is not the first time that Rio Open has been using dogs instead of kids who catch the balls, but it is now a habit in Tennis tournaments in Brazil in recent years, and specifically since 2016 at Brazil Open in Sao Paulo and hereafter.
In fact, stray dogs that accompany the athletes are trained to catch the balls and give them to the tennis players during the race.
So far all the stray dogs that appeared next to the stars of world tennis in the Brazilian tournaments … were immediately adopted.
Source: RES-EIA
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