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The Secrets of Teaching Your Dog To Fetch – Step by Step Instructions


step 1: Make sure your dog likes the toy you plan to use

Before you start make sure your dog likes the toy. If you choose an item he doesn't like it will be much harder to get him motivated.

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step 2: start with the dog and the toy on a leash.

Start with your dog and the toy on a separate leash. This will give you greater control over what is happening.

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step 3: use the leash to wave the toy around to get your dog's attention.

Wave the toy around on the leash. 

Teach Your Dog To Fetch
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Step 4: Reward the dog by letting him play with the toy for a while before repeating.

When the dog catches it, let him hold it for a while before taking it away.

Teach Your Dog To Fetch
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Step 5: Repeat the process - starting with getting the dog's attention again

As soon as he lets go, start waving the toy around again

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step 6: This is the First part of teaching the retrieve

This is the first part of teaching the retrieve. Don’t actually let go of the toy. Just engage your dog in a game of tug. Make the game active and exciting.

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Step 7: Moving to the next phase of the training

When the dog is actively engaged with the toy, it is time to move to the next step. Take two leashes, join them together and attach them to the toy. This gives you a long line to use to control the toy. You know the dog likes the toy and will chase it but once he has it you want to make sure he comes back to you. The leash will help you achieve this.

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step 8: hold on to the dog's collar and get his attention

Hold on to the dog’s collar and get the dog’s attention before throwing the toy. If your dog does not reliably come to you when called the dog should also be on a leash. It would probably be better to give some additional recall training before continuing with retrieve.

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step 9: let the dog go and throw the ball at the same time

Let the dog go and throw the ball at the same time

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step 10: reel in the leash to bring the dog back to you

Reel in the leash to bring the dog and to back to you. When the dog exhibits the behavior you want you should be encourage him with loud praise.

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step 11: repeat a few times until you think the dog is ready to try it without the leash

Don’t take the toy from the dog straight away. Let him play with it for a while as a reward. Repeat this a few times until you think the dog is ready to try the task without you holding the leash.

Teach your dog to fetch. Repeat the exercise a few times until your dog is ready to try without the leash
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step 12: repeat the exercise a few times without holding the leash

Repeat the procedure a few times with the leash still attached to the toy but without you holding it. Remember to train this activity you dog must reliably come when called. If not, you should have a leash on the dog.

Get the dog to fetch the toy a few times with the lead still attached
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step 13. the next step is to throw the toy without a leash

Once the dog is reliable returning to you with the toy with the leash attached, the next step is to throw the toy without the leash. However, it will not do any harm to continue with the leash attached for a few more repetitions.

The next step in teaching your dog to fetch is throwing the toy without holding the leash
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step 13: the final stage of teaching your dog to fetch

After you have thrown your ball and your dog has retrieved it, you can call him and run away. This will encourage him to chase you and come back.

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Check out this YouTube video by McCann Dogs to see this training method in more detail.

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The Secrets of Teaching Your Dog To Fetch – Step by Step Instructions
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A step by step guide to teaching your dog to play fetch.
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