This Game's Not So Fun

Lacy, my friends' dog, wants to play. She brings her little red toy to my side so that I will throw it in the yard for her to retrieve. Easy enough. Except, she won't drop the toy. She'll paw at my hand and rub her head on my fingers, but she won't let go. I have no desire to stick my hand in her mouth, but even when I tried that I couldn't get the toy out. She just kept tugging and tugging. It would be more fun for both of us if she'd just let go, if she'd just drop it.

Me, too. What do I need to drop?