i did a moderate search, but found nothing, so please forgive if this is old.
Jumbo (male pit/lab mix in the photo) will chase any object i throw. He will collect the object. He will bring the object *near* me (within 2-3 feet) and drop it. He will hover over the object and mouth it. If i attempt to pick it up, he picks it up before me and takes off with it (This pisses me off and then i stop playing with him)!
He doesn't know "leave it" yet, so i wonder if that would just be the solution, but my concern is that if/when he knows i have treats, he won't retrieve anything- that he'll just sit there and stare at me.
Should i teach him "leave it" inside the house before we even venture involving the game of fetch into it?
Jumbo (male pit/lab mix in the photo) will chase any object i throw. He will collect the object. He will bring the object *near* me (within 2-3 feet) and drop it. He will hover over the object and mouth it. If i attempt to pick it up, he picks it up before me and takes off with it (This pisses me off and then i stop playing with him)!
He doesn't know "leave it" yet, so i wonder if that would just be the solution, but my concern is that if/when he knows i have treats, he won't retrieve anything- that he'll just sit there and stare at me.
Should i teach him "leave it" inside the house before we even venture involving the game of fetch into it?