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We have a 7 year old corgi/terrier mix that was abused by a previous owner. We've had her 5 years and she's just now at a place where she's generally happy and not as high-strung as she used to be. With much, much work we were able to train her to SIT. But we can't get her to do anything else.
Now that she's better, I would love to teach her to fetch. She has a beloved rope toy that she's willing to fetch, but she drops it several feet away. She won't bring it to my hand. I've tried using treats, but she gets distracted by the treat - or a noise outside - and forgets about the rope toy. Is there any way a distracted, high strung, formerly abused dog can learn to fetch? Any tips?
Now that she's better, I would love to teach her to fetch. She has a beloved rope toy that she's willing to fetch, but she drops it several feet away. She won't bring it to my hand. I've tried using treats, but she gets distracted by the treat - or a noise outside - and forgets about the rope toy. Is there any way a distracted, high strung, formerly abused dog can learn to fetch? Any tips?