FETCH

Just wondering how many of you out there have mastered the old 'fetch' trick with your dogs? I'm sick of seeing labs, collies, spaniels etc. in the park running for a ball, back and forth for what seems like hours. My dogs love chasing after the ball (or similar) but very rarely bring it back. And if they do, it's chewed to bits (and that's if they 'drop' it) They're far more interested in running after each other - and involving other dogs if they can. Any tips gratefully received!

No tips, I'm afraid. I used to be one of those annoying people with collies/GSDs that played ball with perfectly behaved dogs. Then I got a Stafford!

Bandit would chase a ball & then play "Get it off me if you can". Dempsey looks at me as if to say "So? You threw it, you get it!"

We tend to play "Catch me if you can" when Rocky has a ball, and if YOU insist on throwing it away all the time YOU can go and get it back

I am one of the annoying owners I'm afraid but in my defense we are new to this and Dexter came with a ready made fetch obsession

It is something she has done from day one, and very handy thing to have when I walk her on my lunch breaks and need her to let off as much steam as she can in a short space of time

Yep,Debo is the same,he'll run after it but leave it at the same place. We gave up

Caryll wrote:No tips, I'm afraid. I used to be one of those annoying people with collies/GSDs that played ball with perfectly behaved dogs. Then I got a Stafford!

Bandit would chase a ball & then play "Get it off me if you can". Dempsey looks at me as if to say "So? You threw it, you get it!"

kathytake2 wrote:We tend to play "Catch me if you can" when Rocky has a ball, and if YOU insist on throwing it away all the time YOU can go and get it back

jola139 wrote:Yep,Debo is the same,he'll run after it but leave it at the same place. We gave up

Me too x 2

Loki used to run to the toy/ball, then leave it and run back . I've taught him how to play fetch though. It was made easier because I'd already taught him "get the ___" so he could identify a certain toy. So if I was playing with his toy stick, I'd get a treat and say "get the stick" and he'd touch it and run back, but I'd keep saying it until he actually brought the stick over to me, and then he'd drop it and I'd give him a treat. So yeah, that's how I taught him

Never really got Suki to do this either. Sometimes she will chase after it but she won't bring it back and if she does you have to take it from her

Caryll wrote:No tips, I'm afraid. I used to be one of those annoying people with collies/GSDs that played ball with perfectly behaved dogs. Then I got a Stafford!

Bandit would chase a ball & then play "Get it off me if you can". Dempsey looks at me as if to say "So? You threw it, you get it!"

I know that look, Steff does the same to me u, It's like "so what do I look like? Your slave?? You fetch it"

Oh yes this morning Betsy's idea of fetch was - you throw and I'll destory
I think Betsy's previous owners had done some work around the fetch. I had to work on getting it back mainly through chicken. Although some days like today she had other plans.
I do some training of fetch indoors and like one of the other replies, we're working on naming items and fetching them. She does get a bit confused bless her between find and fetch but as long as it's fun for her. So I think indoors without distractions is always a good place if you haven't already.
Saying that at the end of the day I reckon some dogs will be nuts over playing fetch and others perhaps like yours are more interested in running around checking it all out. Sounds like just as much fun

Percy loves chasing after the ball, but once he's got it he runs about half way back and then drops it and looks at me as of to say, well come on...meet me half way.

The only way I can get him to run back is to start running and shouting like a loon in the opposite direction and then he chases after me. X

harv will play fetch all day if it's his frisbee