Dave Lilley wrote 11/17/2001 02:22 AM Playing ball - To throw or not to throw? #40356 - 11/17/2001 02:22 AM
Dave Lilley Webboard User Reg: 08-10-2001 Posts: 380 Loc: Offline	I just began the Flinks approach with my 5 month old. Should I stop playing "regular" ball with her (throwing it)? Normally, I throw the ball and she brings it back and drops it so I can throw it again. Concern: When I approach to pet her, she often drops it and looks at me... as if she's expecting me to throw it.
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Renee Felknor wrote 11/17/2001 08:47 AM Re: Playing ball - To throw or not to throw? [Re: Dave Lilley ] #40357 - 11/17/2001 08:47 AM
Renee Felknor Webboard User Reg: 07-21-2001 Posts: 264 Loc: WI Offline	Dave, I train obedience with a ball (the Flinks' approach) and once we are done with obedience exercises I play with my dog by throwing the ball. I look at it as a reward and a great exercise for the dog. Dogs learn this routine very quickly--first the "silly" stuff (OB) and then the fun stuff (retrieves). If I understand your concern correctly, you don't want her to drop the ball when you approach her. She does that to initiate/resume the play. Once the ball stops moving, it's of little interest to a dog. Try this: before you reach to pet her, grab the ball string and try to pull it out of her mouth--I bet she'll clamp on it. After a few sessions like this--voila!--you have created a new problem--the dog would not release <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> . But that's easy to fix.
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Dave Lilley wrote 11/18/2001 11:28 AM Re: Playing ball - To throw or not to throw? [Re: Dave Lilley ] #40358 - 11/18/2001 11:28 AM
Dave Lilley Webboard User Reg: 08-10-2001 Posts: 380 Loc: Offline	Thanks Renee, I wanted to make sure that there wasn't some unwritten rule the Flinks approach and throwing the ball.
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Vince P. wrote 11/19/2001 12:46 PM Re: Playing ball - To throw or not to throw? [Re: Dave Lilley ] #40359 - 11/19/2001 12:46 PM
Vince P. Webboard User Reg: 07-13-2001 Posts: 1050 Loc: NJ Offline	No there is not.
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