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Dog Training – Help! My Dog Won’t Fetch

December 29, 2009 Dog Training Video 26 Comments


Dog Training Video – Easy trick to teach any dog how to play fetch (and actually drop the ball at your feet). Don’t forget to rate this video, leave comments and subscribe to my channel. You can also get my FREE ebook “101 Ways To Improve Your Dog’s Behavior” at: www.amazingdogtrainingman.com

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  1. ThePeefer94 says:

    use somthin that intrests him that he likes not what u want him to play with then eventuelly switch

  2. slicksps says:

    This really did work. Unfortunately my dog is now wise to this trick and now flat out refuses to drop the ball unless something distracts his attention and he runs off to sniff… leaving his ball THERE for me to collect. We’ve spent up to 15 minutes just staring in the park and I’m now losing patience. I spent 10 minutes yesterday trying to get him to drop. A stranger walks up, asks him to drop and he does immediately… 3 times… I’m starting to think this is personal :)

  3. haydenrocks1234555 says:

    the best ive gotten to make my dog fetch is when i take is toy from his mouth. throw . and he comes back with it in his mouth. i wil try this soon once i find a toy he likes.. hes very picky on his toys. ………………yorkie

  4. ExeLietuva says:

    BrendanHoag and sundalo47.
    Your dogs can be adults, so they don’t want to play. I’ve got a 5months old dog, he loves playing:)

  5. BrendanHoag says:

    MY DOG HAS NO INTEREST IN BALLS, TOYS, or ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER. SHE KNOWS HOW TO EAT, AND GET PET. WHAT STEPS CAN I TAKE TO TRAIN HER!?!?!?!?

  6. mayazazu says:

    what if my dog doesn’t actually come back to me? He just runs to the ball and picks it up. Then he just lies down with it in his mouth. he doesn’t come to me.

  7. sundalo47 says:

    what if my dog has absolutely no interest in the ball?
    what should i do then???

  8. MonchichiGuy says:

    you have to get the dog interested in the toy before throwing it.. act like your really enjoying the toy and make sure your dog is watching.. once it seems like your dog is interested try tossing it a few feet and go from there.. hope my advice works

  9. REBEL4DIXIELAND88 says:

    thanks!!!!!!!!!

  10. mayazazu says:

    Cool. I am getting my own Whippet soon, and am watching many videos to prepare. I hope this works for Timy!

  11. azertyuiopqsdfghjkl2 says:

    thx its works

  12. ketharin says:

    Try only throwing the ball a short distance, at first. If your throw it far away, the dog’s more likely to drop it or wander off.

  13. SheSoTalented216 says:

    Maybe it’s because you’re no longer sitting so she is confused about what to do? Try standing in your backyard instead of sitting and see if that changes anything.

  14. chippy922 says:

    thx this helped alot!

  15. 1blockhead1 says:

    Does he like playing with toys that rattle? I’m certain I read somewhere that some dogs will chase a ball that rattles, just a suggestion, I hope you find a method that works!

  16. 1blockhead1 says:

    I forgot to mention that the two ball trick ( you know where you throw one ball and casually let the dog know you have a second ball after it gets the first ball) was the trick that thing that got her fetching in the backyard, but the same trick hasn’t worked yet in open spaces!

    We have now mastered one ball fetching in the backyard,

    Thanks!

  17. 1blockhead1 says:

    Hello, My dog will play fetch in the backyard, I’ts taken us 4 years to get to this point!, but she will not play fetch in open spaces, and it is so frustrating because she gets the ball ok, but then either hides it, or just drops it and comes back to me!

    Playing fetch in the backyard, I sit on a chair and throw the ball, I do not move away from the chair at all, and she now brings the ball back every time! How come the change in play when we are out and about? can anyone shed light on this?

  18. egyptio123 says:

    heyy can you help me my dog doesnt even go after the ball !
    just like you said about the golden retreiver!
    and he tries to bite my fingers so how to tell himm that it s wrong!!??

  19. habenne says:

    my dog is smart when i throw the other ball she grabs the ball she left and then went for the other one :p……

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  21. LivinTank187 says:

    dude thats the problem he doesnt come back at all :P

  22. hockeyfreak3128 says:

    dont take it out until he/she comes back

  23. LivinTank187 says:

    what if my dog drops the ball far away,as soon as he sees the one in my pocket from where i threw the second ball

  24. ashdog37 says:

    I know! My dog does the exact same thing!

  25. rinconpinky2011 says:

    What do i do when i throw the ball , the puppy grabs it and goes somewhere to play with it and doesnt come back to me? (Its A ROTTI)

  26. JoAnn Avant says:

    My dog won’t even go after the ball. He just looks at it like so what. He won’t do anything. Do you have any help with this?

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