Walk The Dog - Billiard Term Definition
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Definition of Walk The Dog
Walk The Dog is a billiards slang term that is a part of Billiard Technique Terminology.
Refers to a cut shot against a rail, when the object ball travels against the rail all of the way into the pocket. A very high quality table is required to walk the dog down a side pocket. This is often a good test of table quality, since poorly manufactured tables will cause the object ball to drift from the rail.
Walk The Dog - Usage
Take the 3 ball and walk the dog down the right side. You can't miss.
Billiards - Walk The Dog
- Title: Walk The Dog
- Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
- Published: 3/19/2006
- Last Updated: 10/24/2007 9:50:15 AM
- Last Updated By: billiardsforum
Walk The Dog Comments
SactoSteve from Sacramento, CA on 8/26/2023 12:31:40 PM
Is a "walk the dog" shot considered a bank shot in 8 ball pool?
billiardsforum from Halifax, NS on 10/20/2023 8:40:28 AMGood question.
I believe that, in general, when "walking the dog", the object ball begins already frozen to the cushion. You then hit it with the cue ball in such a way that it travels down the rail and into a pocket.
Contrast that with a bank shot, where the object ball is struct, sending it to a rail causing it to ricochet away from it.
So I guess based on that, the answer to your question is no.
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