How to teach your dog how to catch a frisbee?

Any one know how to teach your dog how to catch a frisbee on the run? my dog can catch but the frisbee is the next step. not sure how to go about it.

Answer #1

Hi!

he first thing you should do is to generate some excitement in your dog and his training. Begin by getting some dog treats, either commercial treats or bits of hot dog, cheese or lunchmeat. Call the dog’s name and give him a treat. Do this several times until he is anxiously looking for his treat.

Once he has learned to associate you calling him with getting something good to eat, you can introduce the Frisbee. Toss the Frisbee on the ground in front of you upside down. This leaves the rim available for him to use to pick the Frisbee up. If he grabs the Frisbee, praise him lavishly and give him a treat. What if he just looks at the Frisbee? No problem, toss a treat into the Frisbee and praise him when he eats it. Continue in this way, first tossing the Frisbee, and then tossing the treat in until he grabs the Frisbee when you toss it. You will be surprised at how quickly he catches on.

Once he is consistently grabbing the Frisbee when you toss it on the ground, begin to throw it in the air, not to high, but high enough to give him the opportunity to grab it be fore it hit the ground. Again, as soon as he gets it, give him a treat and lavish praise. Some dogs are real naturals at this and pick right up on it, while others may take several training sessions. The main thing to remember is to keep the training session fun, and do not drill the dog until boredom sets in. Once they become bored, they quickly lose interest in performing.

Now that he can catch the Frisbee in the air, he understands the basic concept and you can continue to make the throws higher, farther, and more difficult. You can also reduce the amounts of treats he gets, although you always want to be generous with your verbal praise. Soon your dog will have all the neighbors amazed as he jumps through hula hoops and over your kids as he catches Frisbees in his mouth.

I hope that helps :)

Answer #2

Well, i have a black lab and he just will not chase a frisbee. The best advice i can give you is to try to get him warmed up with a ball and slowly move up to a frisbee.

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