Hi, all. This is my first post here.
My wife and I adopted a 2-year-old lab/pit mix almost a year ago. He has been great - very obedient, smart, and already with a lot of training in the basics.
One thing we cannot get him to do, however, is bring a ball / toy back to us when we play fetch. He gets so excited to play when a ball or toy comes out, and loves to chase it down when you throw it. Once he gets it, though, he will start running back to you, then change his mind and go somewhere else to lay down and chew the toy. It's especially tough to get tennis balls back from him, because he LOVES chewing them - often until they break.
Any tips on how we could get him to "complete" the fetch? That is, bring the ball back and drop it for another throw? It would be great to add this to our exercise repertoire. As of now, it's not that fun because we end up chasing him to get the ball back.
Thanks!
My wife and I adopted a 2-year-old lab/pit mix almost a year ago. He has been great - very obedient, smart, and already with a lot of training in the basics.
One thing we cannot get him to do, however, is bring a ball / toy back to us when we play fetch. He gets so excited to play when a ball or toy comes out, and loves to chase it down when you throw it. Once he gets it, though, he will start running back to you, then change his mind and go somewhere else to lay down and chew the toy. It's especially tough to get tennis balls back from him, because he LOVES chewing them - often until they break.
Any tips on how we could get him to "complete" the fetch? That is, bring the ball back and drop it for another throw? It would be great to add this to our exercise repertoire. As of now, it's not that fun because we end up chasing him to get the ball back.
Thanks!