My puppy is ball motivated (play drive?) I have been playing two ball with him in order to keep the game going and to give him a workout.
In order to retrieve the ball that he has when I want to end the game, I tell him to "out" and than snatch up the ball instead of throwing the other one. I usually get it before he can dive for it. It works most of the time.
However, he is getting wise to the "outsmart the pup" technique. He stands just out of reach with the ball in his mouth like he knows the game is over if he drops it...only when I want to end the game! The rest of the time he drops the ball and races after the other one. I think the little bugger reads my mind! I don't want to battle him for the ball and never chase him for it. I want to end these ball drive games on a high note...not with me frustrated and him having to get the ball pried out of his mouth. (Oh yeah, he will not trade for ANY KIND of food at these times!!!)
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Have you made putting the item into your hand a command, complete with marker and reward?
That is, training that command (the release command, maybe "give" ) separate from the whole ball-retrieve thing, and not putting them together until he's 100% on that command.
It helps to break every sequence into the smallest components and train each one separately first (forward chaining or back-chaining).
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P.S. An added advantage to back-chaining here is that the release part is taught while the dog is close to you and under good control, as opposed to when he's outside running around and chasing things.
Also, your reaction to the dog's keep-away strategy could be to turn around and walk away, giving zero attention or reward for it.
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