Fetch! Retrieving Games For All Dogs

This lecture discusses the use of a reward marker or moment marker which is a verbal signal such as Yes, Chip or Yip, followed by a food or toy reward. The reward marker pinpoints the exact moment that the dog has performed the correct action. This can be helpful in situations where the dog cannot be given a food reward during the action - for example, a dog can’t be given a food reward while it is holding a retrieve item in it’s mouth. But using the reward marker, at the right time, can communicate to the dog that “holding” the item in the mouth is the desired action.

This lecture describes and demonstrates how to use a Food or Snack Dummy to teach a dog to retrieve, or to motivate a dog that lacks enthusiasm for the activity.

This lecture describes and demonstrates teaching your dog to take an item in their mouth, to hold an item in their mouth, and to give an item to you.

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog to be comfortable with handling of the chin, and explains how this can be used to aid in teaching the dog to hold retrieve items.

This lecture discusses the importance of teaching your dog to Wait while you throw or place out the retrieve item, and demonstrates how to teach your dog this skill. Holding the dog back, using a harness, is also discussed and demonstrated - this technique can be used to increase your dog’s motivation for the retrieve item.

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog to focus forwards so that you can point them in the direction of the retrieve item.

This lecture discusses the importance of keeping the games fun, taking the individual dog’s temperament into account, and balancing the amount of control used without demotivating the dog.

This lecture demonstrates how to use a fencing channel, or you could use a hallway, to aid the dog in learning to go straight out and straight back when picking up the retrieve item. This technique is helpful if you have a dog that runs right past you with the toy - a “drive by”! The fences direct the dog and prevent the dog from running off wide.

This lecture discusses reasons why dogs may be reluctant to bring a retrieve item to us and place it in our hand, and shows a number of tips and techniques that will aid in developing this skill.

This lecture discusses and demonstrates three techniques that can be used to teach a dog to let go of a toy or a retrieve item if they are unwilling to do this.

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog a Memory Retrieve, which requires the dog to remember that a retrieve item was thrown or placed in a particular direction. This game will help develop your dog’s ability to concentrate.

This lecture discusses and demonstrates how to teach your dog a Double Retrieve, which is when you throw out two retrieve items and send the dog to fetch one, then the other. The dog has to remember that there are two items to retrieve!

This lecture demonstrates how to teach a dog to jump over a bar and fetch a retrieve item.

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog to run out for a retrieve item, even if they can’t see it. The techniques uses a visual aid - a post, cone or bucket - to direct the dog to the location of the retrieve item and to build the dog’s confidence in going out away from the handler.

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog a directional signal to fetch a retrieve item to their right or to their left, while your dog is facing towards you.

This lecture demonstrates several retrieve games that involve the dog using its sense of smell to locate the retrieve item.

This lecture discusses ways to teach your dog to retrieve an item from water, and  demonstrates a swimming option, and a non-swimming option.

This lecture shows how to teach your dog a fun retrieve game, in which the dog takes the retrieve item and puts it into a bowl or bucket.

This lecture discusses the importance of ensuring that all dogs in multi-dog homes get a fair opportunity to play Fetch games, and how to do this by teaching the dogs to take turns.

This lecture demonstrates a game of fetch which requires to dog to take a detour around a fence to get to the retrieve item. This is a fun game to help develop your dog’s powers of logical deduction!

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog to hold an item in their mouth and pose for a photo

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog the trick of fetching you a handkerchief when you sneeze.

This lecture demonstrates how to teach your dog a fun trick of fetching washing from a laundry basket.

Teach your dog to fetch their leash (lead) - what a helpful dog!

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