Force Fetch 101 | Moving from a Stationary Tether to a Moving Tether

[TheMythcrusher]

Cruel, backward and unnecessary way to teach a dog to retrieve.

[tobinnick]

I'm 3 days into teaching my 10 month old lab bitch the fetch. So far she can pick a dummy/tennis ball/dowel and toy from hand and from the ground. She will hold for abt 30 seconds so far (working upwards slowly) and deliver from hand from a retrieve. This has all been done using a clicker and praise. Of all my dogs this has proved to be the quickest and most efficient way of training.

[Liezevdb]

What a ridiculous way to train your dog.

[oonaghboo]

I am sure you have heard this before,absolutely barbaric,poor friggin dog.this makes me sick when someone chooses to train like this.there are other ways.so sad.

[timothyjesus]

Can I see a close-up view of the elbow part?

[SullivanOlssen]

Why do you practice on a table, is that just for the camera angle? Why do you use the toe pinch? I've heard of ear pinch, and prong collar force fetch. I personally don't use the force retrieve, I prefer a happy working dog.

[paulthesteelman]

@SullivanOlssen

The table is just a place to isolate the dog it can be many things (bed of a truck, a place in the garage, etc) but the idea is that only work is done in that area and with those bumpers/bucks. Then when the dog is ready to be taken off the table you transfer the bumpers/bucks with them and it helps them tie the training together making a faster transition.

[MrBialke]

Thank you for the wonderful and highly informational video. It is the best force fetching video that i have seen on youtube so far. I am considering sending my dog to a professional trainer for his force fetch just so I don't screw it up.

[TheMythcrusher]

@MrBialke Good to see there are other people out there prepared to torture their dogs into a behavior that they would show quite readily and happily without the use of force, pain and immeasurable stress.

Some people, should really not be allowed to have dogs.

[TallGiant]

Could that dumbell be any bigger!!!

[marleysporting]

It's a standard size training dumbell used for force fetch. So there may be a larger one available.