This may be an ingorant question, but how in the world do you get a puppy to retrieve? She's a 12 week old GSD. Very smart, and probably already knows how to do it, but I don't know how to tell her to!
Thanks all!
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My boy had a hard time with bringing toys back at first. He would run after them and get them and then either drop them or take them to a spot and chew, chew, chew. What I did (since he was always on a leash, and a long line works best for this) was throw the toy and then reel him back in. When he got to me, I'd play tug with him and let him "win" the toy so he didn't think that bringing it back to me meant the game was over, it meant the game became more fun. Soon he'd bring it back to me without me reeling him back in.
Now he brings it back and "outs" it on command. I still switch it up every once in a while to a game of tug so he doesn't spit it out automatically...
But that's just me. I'm sure the experts will have a better idea. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Thanks. I've been throwing it too far. After you let him "win" the toy when he brings it back, how do you get it away from him to throw it again? Do you use two toys?
This is the one use I have for a flexi lead. You don't have to throw the ball (on a string) very far to teach the pup to come back to you. A nice game of tug on the retrieve makes it a fun game for the puppy and he is never out of your control.
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Sometimes I used 2 toys, but mostly I used patience. After he figured out that it was loads of fun to play tug, he would bring it back and he would win, then I would win. When I won I would toss the toy...
With my pup, he didn't like to retrieve with the ball at first. I used soft toys becuase that's what motivated him. Now he retrieves with anything, ball, soft toy, etc.
Again, this is just what worked for my pup. He loves a good game of tug. If your pup doesn't, then you might want to try 2 toys. I'm no expert, and I don't know what you want to do with your pup when he gets older so...
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