On Sun, 6 May 2007 22:39:44 -0400, "MauiJNP" wrote:

[...]
He was a reliable retriever but really turned on when a friend threw a
retrieving bumper. I don't know what it is about the bumper but he LOVES
them. They are his favorite reward in training. And now he picks up
sticks for me to tug and throw for him.


cool!

My opinion? Forget the force fetch. It'll definitely help, but it
takes a lot of experience before one can do it well.

And if you don't do it well, you'll just make matters worse.

So, maybe if you found the right toy Maui might decide he likes to fetch.

I agree with Beth. You probably just need to find the right item.

maybe, I've been trying with tennis balls but he maybe he is too distracted
to fetch because he likes to defuzz them instead.

You've got a little poodle, right? That tennis ball might just be too
big for her. Try a racquetball ball. It's smaller and softer. And
there's no fuzz.

http://www.racquetballwarehouse.com/RBBalls.html

And always quit leaving your dog wanting more.


--
Handsome Jack Morrison

"Ni**er
Can you kill
Can you kill
Can a ni**er kill
Can a ni**er kill a honkie
Can a ni**er kill the Man
Can you kill ni**er
Huh? Ni**er can you
kill
Do you know how to draw blood
Can you poison
Can you stab-a-Jew
Can you kill huh? Ni**er
Can you kill
Can you run a protestant down with your
‘68 El Dorado
(that’s all they’re good for anyway)
Can you kill
Can you **** on a blond head
Can you cut it off
Can you kill
A ni**er can die
We ain’t got to prove we can die
We got to prove we can kill"
Nikki Giovanni, Virginia Tech