How to teach your dog to fetch is a cool dog trick. It is so simple that even a child can teach it. Just imagine how great would it be if your dog can learn this cool little trick by just focusing on you? This cool trick can be taught to any dog of any breed and size.
How to teach your dog to fetch is really easy. Just grab a stick or a ball and get ready. You are going to need another person. The person to hold the dog while you teach the dog is called foster. The foster should be on one side of the room with his back to the dog and on the other side, you and your dog.
You and your dog should be in a room, county, or state. It doesn't matter where, as long as you have a floor. You will need an area where you can teach the dog. It can be in a crate, a kennel, a shielded room, or a sealed room. As long as you and your dog can get a bit on the floor, it doesn't matter where you start.
You want to get the dog to focus on you. You want the dog to know that if he wants to get a treat, he better look at you. So as you throw the ball, make sure you say,"Look at me!"
You throw the ball, and the dog runs after it. As soon as the dog catches the ball, as he gets close to you, you say,"Give me the ball!" As soon as the dog drops the ball, you throw it again and the process is repeated. You are going to have to run a few times, depending on the dog, before he catches on. As soon as you throw the ball, you say,"Get the ball!" As the dog gets the ball, you pass it to him. As you pass it to him, you say,"Give me the ball!" The next time, you throw it the other way, as you throw it the dog runs to the other person and drops the ball on the ground. When he is done, you throw it again, as you pass him, you say,"Get the ball, and bring it back!" As soon as the dog drops the ball, you pass it to him and he drops it on the ground, as the person says,"Give me the ball, and bring it back!" You and the other person throw the ball, and the dog brings it back. You and the other person throw it, and the dog brings it back. You and the other person throw it, and the dog brings it back. You and the other person throw it, and the dog goes to the other person and gets the ball, as the person says,"Give me the ball, and bring it back!", and the dog carries it back!
Simple right? So what is all this? Well, its a commonplace thing for a dog to go through a doorway first followed by 2 others which all run into the room, and all head directly toward you. I've seen this over and over again. Why? Because this is only the beginning! The dog knows that there is a ball that will follow it home.
So now you're at wits end! You throw the ball, and the dog is way ahead expecting it to finally catch the ball, and you get the ball and the dog runs around the house like it's been chasing the ball all the time, and still keeps coming back to you. Now at some point the dog looks at the ball, and perhapsaggerates to you, "Hey, I've got it!" The receiver mechanism on the ball needs to determine whether it is a trick play, or a lost cause, and if it's the latter you need to change your strategy. The ball is the dog, and you must now convince the dog that it's not a toy!
The dog now runs around the house like a maniac, and yet when you call to it it runs to you hesitantly, perhaps knowing it's the closest thing to a quarantine area that it's ever been. It now knows not to mess with you or the ball that came with it. And you, well, you now know how to persuade a dog to NOT chew or bark or whatever the dog has learned to do.
To heal this people will use devices specifically designed to do this, you can ask for these at your local pet store or search for them online. And to stop the itch your dog has started already.
In closing, ask for advice wherever you see or hear it. The old saying, "Look before you leap", really works here. Consult well in advance, in case your next door neighbor has an idea that would be helpful for your dog or you.
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