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Training Your Dog To Fetch

Training your dog to fetch should give you and your dog a good time. If you give to your dog some positive attention, he will do whatever you want!
Find the reward that best motivates your dog and stick with it. Maybe it’s a squeaky toy, or maybe a Treat Training Tube stuffed with treats.

Work with your dog daily in 5 to 15 minute sessions.

Keep training fun, and on the end reward him with something you’ll know he would like. If you feel yourself frustrated or tired, quit and try again later.

With your dog on a long leash, give him the command “sit”. Take the object and toss it a few feet from the dog. Then, command, “fetch”, and let your dog run after the toy. Once he has it in his mouth, gently draw him back to you by means of the lead. Show him a tasty food treat and give him the command, “release” or “drop it”.

It is very important that your pet give the object to you willingly!!!

If he learned this trick quickly, he can play for hours.
Other dogs may not be so enthusiastic about “surrendering” their favorite toy, so make sure you reward your dog with praise and treats.
Once your dog brings the object back to you, remove the leash and have him fetch the object on his own. Teach your dog the names of different objects.
Once he understands the concept of “fetch”, work with one object at a time and call it by name until he can identify the object by name.
If you want your dog to get the morning newspaper, start by throwing a paper.
Then, give the command “fetch paper”. As your dog learns the names of different objects, give him exercise by laying out 3 or 4 different objects and asking for them by name. You will see how smart your dog is!!!
Continue to practice this over and over. Always use a happy voice and lots of positive reactions. Your dog will understand and will begin fetching all kinds of things.

Training your dog to fetch should be fun

The keys to success in teaching your dog tricks are 4 P’s:

1. Patience
2. Practice
3. Praise
4. Persistence

Tricks are fun – and learning how to do them should be fun, too.

Your dog has a natural fetch drive, and he naturally drops whatever he’s got, then you’re able to skip a couple of steps. However, his current age will affect his attention span, so keep realistic expectations!

Remember, patience is main key for training your dog to fetch!!!

On the end, we are hoping that this article will help you to share with us your training fetch classes!!!

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4 Responses to “Training Your Dog To Fetch”

1. Funny Way To Train Your Dog To Fetch | American Pet Enthusiast says:

   February 5, 2010 at 6:08 am

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2. Everette Pruette says:

   March 8, 2010 at 12:55 am

   I don’t get it
3. Darcy Hardy says:

   May 25, 2010 at 8:44 pm

   Cool site…just dropping in to say hi! keep up the good work!
4. Vet Tech says:

   May 26, 2010 at 11:32 am

   Haha, what’s not to get?! These are some good tips, luckily my lab came pre-programmed to fetch