r/pics Aug 12 '21

Shout out to all the farm dogs in the world! Port survived a wolf attack while defending the lambs!

https://i.redd.it/1ww8x9sjvug71.jpg

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u/Jack_Bartowski Aug 12 '21

Ive tried to train my cattle dog to bring the ball back after its thrown. No matter what he wont do it, and i end up throwing 3-4 tennis balls for him, then go pick them up...

Dashing my dreams of sittin with a beer, watching my dog drop the ball into one of the ball launchers and shooting after it.

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u/MeisterX Aug 12 '21

Have a piece of kibble in your hand when you throw it and they only get it when they bring it to you.

Then only every other throw. Etc

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u/pwrm21 Aug 12 '21

My dog does the same and I'm the one doing the fetching. But, he'll bring bad the toy repeated indoors. I don't get it. We use bubbles outdoors to tire him out.

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u/Jack_Bartowski Aug 12 '21

I never thought of using bubbles. My dog loves goin after junebugs and any other flying critter that doesn't sting(learned that the hard way). I think he would love that!

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u/EvryMthrF_ngThrd Aug 12 '21

i end up throwing 3-4 tennis balls for him, then go pick them up...

Sounds like somebody got trained how to fetch...

:)

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u/emptysoul365 Aug 12 '21

Exactly the same as my mothers collie. There are about 15 balls in the back garden. He loves to chase and catch the ball but simply will not bring it back. I throw all the balls to one end of the garden for him and then we swap ends. He'll also obsess about any ball that goes anywhere he can't reach even though there are loads more of them.

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u/call-me-GiGi Aug 12 '21

It’s because you break down and get the balls you let the dog train you if the dog doesn’t want to play fetch then leave the balls don’t pick it up where it can see you and end fetch then and there try again another day eventually they’ll understand that to get the playtime they want they have to bring the ball

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u/Kaessa Aug 12 '21

I have one of those ball launchers and 2 border collies.

They think I'm stupid because I keep trying to get them to put the ball in the bucket instead of just throwing it for them like a proper servant.