whatevah Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 (edited) He has his mouth open and ready to catch that ball, just like a crocodile. Edited June 4, 2004 by bigbum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatevah Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 (edited) He has got his prize now, ready to come down to the ground. Edited June 4, 2004 by bigbum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatevah Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 He got his prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adelatus Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I taught my kelpie to catch a tennis ball by bouncing it on the ground so that it lollipopped close to her face. She was already fetching very well by this stage. The bounce gave her time to watch the ball before it hit her face. It didn't take long for her to start attempting to catch it, and now I lollipop the ball with no bounce and she loves catching it. I have a rubber ball that she fetches, and she will do her best to catch it on a bounce rather than scrap around on the ground for it. If inside the house, I have a soft toy that I throw for her. She will jump up very high and try to catch it with both her mouth and her paws. She's much better at catching the soft toy, and sometimes amazes me at how she snatches it out of the air when I was actually throwing it past her for a fetch, not a catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazza Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Shadow's pretty good at catching food thrown straight at him, even the teeny little morsels that the IAMS puppy food comes in! Guess I'll move to a cue word and toys soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TessaBella Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 My aunt taught our kelpie mutt to catch a tennis ball and she just won't stop now... whenever you walk out the door, she gets her tennis ball...it was good for getting her to help round up sheep in the yards though... However, my smart*** cousin decided that throwing waterbombs at her and trying to get her to catch them was funny ...she tricked him though. She now waits for the ball to bounce before catching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoilt lab lives here Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Ramses learnt this trick on christmas day! He loves it an its fun to get the whole family involed. I didnt teach him this trick, my aunty did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashan Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 CTD this trick sounds great. I will be trying it with my pup tomorrow and see if he can do it. At the moment if you toss a treat to him he will let it hit him anywhere on head and wait til it is on the floor to get it so Hopefully this will work. I will let you know hwo he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashan Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Wow this technique works wonders. Lear used to let the food hit him in the face but now he is catching everything. Now on the speaking (hmmmm) not going so well as he is not very vocal. These trick pages are great as I had taught him all I knew and was wondering where to go from here. Thanks CDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashan Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Well I think I spoke to soon as he has now gone back to letting it hit him on the nose. Do I need to throw it higher or is there a trick I am missing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherlee Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Hey guys, I got Troy to help bump up this thread. I have a question... Does anybody's puppy/dog run away when you try to teach this trick? Initially, Rufus just sat and let the toy (plush toy not some hard balls or heavy stuff) hit his face with the puzzled look. And after a few tries, he actually started running away when I tried asking him to catch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatevah Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 try using food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJane Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I had no problems getting my pup to catch whatever i throw. She would pick it up, and runs back to me but she wouldn't give it to me. She would rub her toy on my feet, wanted me to play razzle with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatevah Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Read through the retrieving tricks, might give you a hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piri Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Read through the retrieving tricks, might give you a hint. hers a pic of piris balance toss and catch :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hetzer Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Hi Viszla01 I think Piri's biscuit trick is great! An brilliantly captured for the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffez Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Hey guys, I got Troy to help bump up this thread. I have a question... Does anybody's puppy/dog run away when you try to teach this trick? Initially, Rufus just sat and let the toy (plush toy not some hard balls or heavy stuff) hit his face with the puzzled look. And after a few tries, he actually started running away when I tried asking him to catch it Yes yes yes. Teddy did the same thing at first. Actually he didn't run away but he backed away. I think it was because everything he missed, i tried to grab the food that fell on the floor. I think he was a bit nervous i was doing that. But when he got the hang of things, he no longer did it. I started with food rather than toy.... but it was his toy that he learnt how to catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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