Do sheepies retrieve ?
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| A couple times then they get bored then run past the ball or past you with the ball. At least that is how all 4 I have had were/are. |
| Absolutely! I know some who do and some who dont. Lily's dad, lily and my step moms sheepies are obsessed with fetching. When I had lilys brother he seemed intersted but didnt quite grasp the idea but he loved catch. It took a little convincing with lil but she is a fetch bully now. If you dont want to play, you will end up with any and all available tennis balls on you. |
Tiggy knows fetch but after bringing the ball back a couple of times she decides that keepings off the slow human is a more fun game.  |
| Zeke has never expressed any interest in fetching. As a matter of fact, if I throw a ball or plush toy, he'll run in the opposite direction. He doesn't even like any soft toy. |
| Only one of mine played the game but we had to keep hyper to maintain her interest. I've never had a true retriever........Pyrs would bring it back once and subsequent throw they look at us and "say", "You threw it again, you go get it this time." |
This isn't a natural OES trait - they are more happy to herd the other dog who fetches the ball.  However, if you work with them as puppy and make it a fun game - they sure can be happy fetching balls. My daughter's Martha (Chewie's sister) played ball/fetch as a puppy, and she will still play fetch. |
| Murphy loves to fetch! We started playing the game when he was really small with balls. Now he loves to fetch any of his toys. He really has fun with it--but knows if I say 'stop now' the game is over. |
| Ramsey loves fetch!!! He has a favorite ball, it's actually the only ball he will play with, an old, beat up volleyball. He will chase this ball over and over. Anything else and he will just stare at it or run by it, lol. |
Both Mady and Gracie love to fetch, but they will get tired of it after a dozen fetches. Gracie loves it best best when fetch turns into either tug or "keep away".  |
| It is one of Domino's favorite thing to do. he fetches with all his toys, doesn't matter if it is a ball or not. Not sure if he will grow out of it since he is 13 months old. |
Baba wrote: Both Mady and Gracie love to fetch, but they will get tired of it after a dozen fetches. Gracie loves it best best when fetch turns into either tug or "keep away". Often turns in to that game here too! |
| Butchy fetches in the house but he won't outside. |
| Monty's relative a girl from his mums previous little loves playing fetch. The owners taught her from a puppy as well as their Saint Bernard, both learnt to love it but did not show much interest at the beginning. We never put much effort into fetch with Monty, he is happy to chase the ball but not to retrieve the ball. |
| Taylor has no interest in tennis balls. When she was younger, Izzie and her lab friend Harley played a slightly altered version of fetch. Someone would throw the ball. They would both run for it. If Harley got there first he either didn't pick up the ball or grabbed it and dropped it again for fear of being nipped on the butt. Izzie got there, picked up the ball and ran with it for a few feet. Then she dropped the ball, Harley picked it up and brought it back to start the game again. The game was quickly devised by the two of them and they both knew the roles they played and could easily play for 30 minutes or more. Izzie basically wanted the ball, but had no desire to bring it back. |
Charm can catch and fetch. If you want her to return the ball, you have to act disinterested or busy doing something else. Then, she will drop it on your foot.  |
| In the garden YES Out in the fields "I am not your slave, get your own ball!" To be honest I like the none obsessive behaviour he has, some dogs get so fixated it is all they can do but breath. |
| Ironically, after commenting on this, Ramsey FINALLY fetched last night from the Chuck-It with the tennis ball! Hahaa. |
| Quincy retrieved. Like many other OES here, Oscar would retrieve a few times, and then get bored. He's really reactive to motion, though, so I found that rolling a ball really got his attention. I got a medium sized, squishy ball and he chased that forever. Laurie and Oscar |
Oliver isn't interested in tennis balls. He only will catch stuffy toys. With a lot of coaxing, he will drop it. Macie on the other hand loves to play catch and retrieve the ball. In the house, it will usually be one of the microfiber balls or a stuffy toy. If I get busy or bored first, she will toss the ball or toy herself, then chase it.   |
| We keep loosing sticks and balls down the river. Buster will enthusiastically swim after the ball and bring it back but Monty will tackle Buster mid river for the ball or stick, take it from him bring it back towards shore and then drop it a foot off shore so that it floats down river........grrrrrr |
| Georgi & Elwood loves to play fetch and then lands up into a bundle aka rucking each other for the ball |
| Harry loves to play fetch. If you let him he would play all day |
| With all our 4 sheepys we have that look "you expect me to get it? You threw it" as they got older. As pups they did.x |
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