[Nancy1999]

I do training with Joey's meals, and fetch is part of the training. Throw an object, not too far, tell him to get it, and after he has it in his mouth, say "YES" and tell him to, "come". Since he knows you have the food, he's likely to come back. Again say "Yes" as he's coming toward you. If you are familiar with clicker training, you use the word, "Yes" like a click. Say, "Drop it" while holding a treat, and when he drops it, say "Yes", and give him the treat. Drop it is a good thing to teach anyway, and I always give a treat afterwards. This is one of Joey's favorite games, and we also play catch. I found small cloth hoop toy, and have him sit, and say "catch" and throw the toy toward his mouth. He then returns the toy to me, in exchange for a treat. If they are scared of things being through toward their mouths, you can have him start playing catch with cheerios, until they get use to the idea. When you are first training a trick giving a treat after every successful task is important, but then after you are sure he understands the trick, you give a treat intermittingly. If I actually say the words, "drop it", I always give a treat because it's important that he always obey this command, but after a while he will automatically drop the toy, and you do not have to reward him for returning it each time. Eventually, you will be able to play fetch for 5 minutes, and give one treat afterwards.