Playing Fetch  

Not many dogs will stay its in their nature to chase that stupid ball lol. Why would you want him to stay the whole point is for him to chase the ball and get his excercise.

Hello Grandpa Bob! Buster is so cute!

I have an Australian Shepard who loves to play fetch. She likes sticks better than a ball. I have taught her to go get the stick and bring it back to me. She is funny. She will get the stick but before I can take it from her she puts one side of the stick in her mouth so I have the other side to grab on to. She does this on her own I didnt teach her that. I always say "drop" and tell her "sit" before I throw it for her. Now she is to the point where she sets it on my lap and sits automaticly. But as soon as its thrown she is off to go get it. I havent tried to make her stay while I throw it and say "go get it" before she can go get it. Maybe I will but I doubt she will stay. She is to much of a freak about sticks like Buster and his ball. LOL!

Maybe a destraction would work like a treat. Show the treat and then throw the stick/ball. Keep her/him occupied with the treat then say "go get the stick/ball". You never know it might work but probably not.


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Our dogs will go after the ball and then not bring it back. They will wander to the other side of the yard and sit down and try to eat the ball. It is not fun playing with them.

My dog loves to play fetch and will bring it back, but just out of reach. I tell him"I'm not playing!" and look away, and then he'll give it to me. Or I wait and hold out my hand and eventually he gives it to me. Some dogs are stubborn I guess. Sounds like your dog just loves to fetch and staying is hard to do.

We do not have a dog, but we do have two cats.

Don't laugh. One of our cats, Sass likes to play fetch. He drops his little 'mousie' right in my lap waiting for me to toss it agin.

Maybe Buster will learn to stay with the ball after a while.

LOl I don't have a dog AGB so I have to play fetch with the kids instead! I wish they wouldn't complain so much about getting tired! Hugs xxx

Our dog Ranger can play fetch really well. He will bring back the toy to play some more, but the little chihuahua will only take off and play with the toy himself. He doesn't want to share.

I don't have a dog right now but I do have a cat that likes to play fetch, believe it or not. She'll bring on of her toys or sometimes the ring thingie from a milk jug and lay it at my feet and waits for me to throw it, then she'll go get is and bring it back. Sometimes she tire of it quickly but other times she'll do it until my arm is ready to fall off.
Annie

We have a ball obsessed poodle. Nothing on earth will make him sit still if you throw that ball. He does return it, and if you pretend to ignore him when he brings back the ball, he'll throw it at you.

Hi GRANDPA BOB! Our dog play fetch with me and my husband and our dogs do fetch the ball and dropped them infront of us. They don't want to sit either unless they got tired waiting for me to throw the ball again. I guess, our dogs just don't want to stay or sit because they want to play fetch over and over again. Just my thoughts dear. Take care and have a nice day! :)