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Mayzoo · 02-14-2016, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KairaPup

Nope. No interest at all lol. I am trying to train her to retrieve for her service dog stuff and competition obedience. It's going well, but slow.

Here is a relevant passage from a training site regarding retrieving if you are interested:

"RETRIEVE

Dog nose-targets four different objects including a dumbell, on one cue each.

DISCUSSION: Most trainers divide dogs into "natural" retrievers, and dogs who don't retrieve. All kinds of harsh methods have been devised to force non-retrievers to retrieve. These methods have turned off more potential dog trainers than any other part of training. Fear not! It is NOT necessary to do nasty things to dogs to produce a reliable retrieve. Even dogs who have never thought to voluntarily pick up a twig or a toy can be taught to enjoy retrieving."

The rest is here scroll to the bottom: Training Level THREE A | Mind to Mind

Beginer targeting is started here about half way down: http://sue-eh.ca/page24/page26/styled/

KairaPup · 02-15-2016, 11:31 AM

Yep, I'm using targeting to get her to do it! I've got a reliable send to the dummy. She'll put her mouth on it. Pick it up. But not quite return it to me yet. It's coming along. She has returned it a few times, and we had a party when she did, but it's not reliable yet and then I will have to generalize the behavior to things other than her dummy.

canana · 02-15-2016, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by maxdog

Max loves to play fetch but that is probably because he gets a treat every time he fetches it. He will actually reward himself. I am not in the mood to play, he will fling the ball across the room himself, go fetch it, walk to his food bowl with the ball, drop it and get a piece of food!

This is super cute!! He's so self-entertaining lol
I wish Scottie was like that. I had to train him to have an interest in the toys I bought him (he wouldn't touch them at first when he was a puppy) and then train more for him to fetch stuff so he would 'exercise' when I'm too lazy to move..

CouversMom · 02-15-2016, 02:45 PM

I have two yorkies. One who is a ball fetching fool, the other could not care less about toys or balls. Couver LIVES for fetch. I have to cut him off so that he doesn't over exert himself when we play fetch. He also does not share, so we do not play fetch at the dog park because he gets possessive. He knows his sister doesn't want his ball, but he doesn't get that other dogs do not care about it, and he will bite any dog that gets near him during ball time. Luckily we know this is a trigger for him, so we just avoid it

Khloe on the other hand, has NO interest and very rarely can I get her excited enough to even put a toy in her mouth. It's like she thinks thinks she's above it.

It's so funny how different yorkie personalities are!

Zoey Zendaya · 02-19-2016, 08:28 PM

Two yorkies here too ...zoey my "oldest" is ball obsessed...while Izzy wants whatever Zoey has and chases HER. There is a stairway near the kitchen leading upstairs. Zoey will run to the top and nudge her ball down .....bouncey , bounce, bounce, bounce , bounce......to me ....trying to cook or do dishes...lol ...trying to teach Izzy to " go get it" and take it back to her sister ...lol!

sportschick · 02-19-2016, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CaponeTheYorkie

I was wondering if anyone else has a yorkie who loves their ball? I jokingly say that Capone "lives" for the ball. I have read online that this has alot to do with the dog's prey instinct, some dogs inherit this trait where others do not. I know these instinct are very strong in retrievers or other working dog breeds, but I wanted to know if anyone else's furbabies are as obsessed withplaying fetch with their ball as mine is?

Oh GOD, Beanie LOVES her balls, the squeaker the better. I found this little green one with rubbery spikes and she puts it in her mouth and runs around the house with it making it squeak. She doesn't really "fetch". I throw her the ball and she runs away with it and then comes back to me so that I can try and take it from her. I must have 10 different balls and 10 other squeaky type toys that she "kills". It is so freakin funny watching her attack the toys so ferociously!

DBlain · 02-20-2016, 04:44 AM

Lola loves all balls, you name it small rubber balls, tennis balls, basket balls, footballs, and even my large exercise ball. It's to the point that when I want to exercise with it I have to lock her out of the room, she come running at it head butting it right out of my hands. I attached a short video of her with the exercise ball. If we are in a park or out for a walk and come across kids playing basketball or football she tries so hard to get in the middle of it. They always let her play for a while but of course the ball is to big, I normally have to carry her away while she is looking back and almost crying. One time we were docked on our ski boat and she spotted some guys tossing a football in the water, she dove off the boat and swam so fast out to where they were. She also now dock dives when we toss the ball or toy in the water, she will fetch till the cows come home, never gets tired of it. She is 5 and we keep waiting for her to slow down

LOL I never had such a ball/toy obsessed little dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj8RTz1dWd4

DBlain · 02-20-2016, 04:51 AM

for those of you that have dogs that love balls have you seen the little rubber ones with the spikes that light up when rolled around. We have a lot of them and it is so funny to watch Lola with it, we play inside a lot and it is funny to toss it towards a dark area in the house and then she sees the light flashing and when she picks it up you can see it flashing in her mouth. it's a great toy because it is hard but not to hard and as long as she has played with it and squeaked it has never broken. It also bounces pretty good. I bought mine at a big superstore called Meijer but I know Meijer's is not everywhere so I don't know who else sells them

Zoey Zendaya · 02-20-2016, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DBlain

for those of you that have dogs that love balls have you seen the little rubber ones with the spikes that light up when rolled around. We have a lot of them and it is so funny to watch Lola with it, we play inside a lot and it is funny to toss it towards a dark area in the house and then she sees the light flashing and when she picks it up you can see it flashing in her mouth. it's a great toy because it is hard but not to hard and as long as she has played with it and squeaked it has never broken. It also bounces pretty good. I bought mine at a big superstore called Meijer but I know Meijer's is not everywhere so I don't know who else sells them

Haven't seen the light up one...they have a soft spike and a hard spike...
They also like the laser light ...

DBlain · 02-20-2016, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoey Zendaya

Two yorkies here too ...zoey my "oldest" is ball obsessed...while Izzy wants whatever Zoey has and chases HER. There is a stairway near the kitchen leading upstairs. Zoey will run to the top and nudge her ball down .....bouncey , bounce, bounce, bounce , bounce......to me ....trying to cook or do dishes...lol ...trying to teach Izzy to " go get it" and take it back to her sister ...lol!

Lola likes to throw her ball down the basement stairs as well, my husband has been down there a lot working on it, she waits for him to go down then she starts in with her ball, she likes to watch it bounce down, if it stops mid way she gets upset and barks till someone gets it, even if it only lands a step or two down. After about 5 throws my husband gets tired of the game since he wants to get his work done so sadly for Lola I have to shut the door

DBlain · 02-20-2016, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoey Zendaya

Haven't seen the light up one...they have a soft spike and a hard spike...
They also like the laser light ...

I will see if I can find a brand name on the tag the next time I get a new one

Britster · 02-20-2016, 08:55 AM

Jackson had to be taught. He was not naturally a big fetcher. But now he LOVES it... I've built up his drive enough to play almost anywhere. I use the ChuckIt and he just loves it. Such great exercise. He barks at me to throw the ball lol. But it was not naturally engrained in him- I did use small treats as rewards for bringing it back and it was a somewhat slow process. Now he can even catch frisbees! He'll never be a Border Collie frisbee catching maniac but he enjoys it enough that it's fun for both of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nIGjuLrkTQ

canana · 02-23-2016, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Jackson had to be taught. He was not naturally a big fetcher. But now he LOVES it... I've built up his drive enough to play almost anywhere. I use the ChuckIt and he just loves it. Such great exercise. He barks at me to throw the ball lol. But it was not naturally engrained in him- I did use small treats as rewards for bringing it back and it was a somewhat slow process. Now he can even catch frisbees! He'll never be a Border Collie frisbee catching maniac but he enjoys it enough that it's fun for both of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nIGjuLrkTQ

Jackson is so smart! Love how he catches the frisbee..wow!! I wish Scottie could catch too. He also was not a natural fetcher, but I too have tried to train him into fetching with treats. He likes the ChuckIt for a little while..but he has very short attention spans lol...

canana · 02-23-2016, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Mayzoo

The rest is here scroll to the bottom: Training Level THREE A | Mind to Mind

Beginer targeting is started here about half way down: Training Level ONE | Mind to Mind

Thanks for sharing this!! I always love reading up on training techniques (haven't come across this site before)

02-15-2016, 02:45 PM	#19
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	I have two yorkies. One who is a ball fetching fool, the other could not care less about toys or balls. Couver LIVES for fetch. I have to cut him off so that he doesn't over exert himself when we play fetch. He also does not share, so we do not play fetch at the dog park because he gets possessive. He knows his sister doesn't want his ball, but he doesn't get that other dogs do not care about it, and he will bite any dog that gets near him during ball time. Luckily we know this is a trigger for him, so we just avoid it Khloe on the other hand, has NO interest and very rarely can I get her excited enough to even put a toy in her mouth. It's like she thinks thinks she's above it. It's so funny how different yorkie personalities are! __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

02-19-2016, 08:28 PM	#20
Zoey Zendaya Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,221	Two yorkies here too ...zoey my "oldest" is ball obsessed...while Izzy wants whatever Zoey has and chases HER. There is a stairway near the kitchen leading upstairs. Zoey will run to the top and nudge her ball down .....bouncey , bounce, bounce, bounce , bounce......to me ....trying to cook or do dishes...lol ...trying to teach Izzy to " go get it" and take it back to her sister ...lol! __________________ Zoey Zendaya Ezmirelada Marie & Izzy Olivia Penelope Renee

02-20-2016, 04:44 AM	#22
DBlain Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI Posts: 6,190	Lola loves all balls, you name it small rubber balls, tennis balls, basket balls, footballs, and even my large exercise ball. It's to the point that when I want to exercise with it I have to lock her out of the room, she come running at it head butting it right out of my hands. I attached a short video of her with the exercise ball. If we are in a park or out for a walk and come across kids playing basketball or football she tries so hard to get in the middle of it. They always let her play for a while but of course the ball is to big, I normally have to carry her away while she is looking back and almost crying. One time we were docked on our ski boat and she spotted some guys tossing a football in the water, she dove off the boat and swam so fast out to where they were. She also now dock dives when we toss the ball or toy in the water, she will fetch till the cows come home, never gets tired of it. She is 5 and we keep waiting for her to slow down LOL I never had such a ball/toy obsessed little dog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj8RTz1dWd4 __________________ Lola my amazing little yorkie-pom Donna Last edited by DBlain; 02-20-2016 at 04:46 AM.

02-20-2016, 04:51 AM	#23
DBlain Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI Posts: 6,190	for those of you that have dogs that love balls have you seen the little rubber ones with the spikes that light up when rolled around. We have a lot of them and it is so funny to watch Lola with it, we play inside a lot and it is funny to toss it towards a dark area in the house and then she sees the light flashing and when she picks it up you can see it flashing in her mouth. it's a great toy because it is hard but not to hard and as long as she has played with it and squeaked it has never broken. It also bounces pretty good. I bought mine at a big superstore called Meijer but I know Meijer's is not everywhere so I don't know who else sells them __________________ Lola my amazing little yorkie-pom Donna

02-20-2016, 08:55 AM	#27
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Jackson had to be taught. He was not naturally a big fetcher. But now he LOVES it... I've built up his drive enough to play almost anywhere. I use the ChuckIt and he just loves it. Such great exercise. He barks at me to throw the ball lol. But it was not naturally engrained in him- I did use small treats as rewards for bringing it back and it was a somewhat slow process. Now he can even catch frisbees! He'll never be a Border Collie frisbee catching maniac but he enjoys it enough that it's fun for both of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nIGjuLrkTQ __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

02-15-2016, 11:31 AM	#17
KairaPup YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Idaho Posts: 275	Yep, I'm using targeting to get her to do it! I've got a reliable send to the dummy. She'll put her mouth on it. Pick it up. But not quite return it to me yet. It's coming along. She has returned it a few times, and we had a party when she did, but it's not reliable yet and then I will have to generalize the behavior to things other than her dummy.