Fetch WIP (work in progress)

We made some significant progress with the fetch game today. I was working from home in the afternoon I got the ball for Leonidas. I threw it in the house and he just wanted to play and chew on the ball. I got a few treats and that piqued his curiosity! I consistently told him to bring me the ball, but he just wanted a treat - so - I ignored him (he hates that...) :-)

Soon, he picked up the ball and dropped it by my feet (progress) - still no treat, and after a little while, he finally brought it to me and let me have it out of his mouth! We repeated this several times each with a treat issued. Then, he even did it a few times without a treat!

Then it was time to try it outside - he didn't want to fetch it, instead, he just wanted to lay down and chew the ball (it was a tennis ball). So, I ignored him again and guess what - yup, he brought me the ball!

It was a beautiful day and when Pam got home, we had dinner and took  Leonidas for a walk. We stopped at the tennis courts and I thought we would try fetch without being tethered outside. Leonidas was not interested and even after several minutes of ignoring him, it was apparent he didn't want to play fetch. Here are a few pictures of the attempt.