A DOG’S STRIFE

A bid to replace Wimbledon ball boys and girls with trained dogs flopped – when the pooches refused to give the balls back.

A nearby local tennis club tried to teach the animals to fetch and return balls at lightning speed. But though they hurtled after them,

the hounds refused to drop them and had to be bribed with treats.

Tennis chiefs decided humans were quicker. The experiment was conducted at Wilton Tennis Club where the pooches underwent a series of tests.