How do you teach a dog to catch a Frisbee?

i am not sure why kind of frisbee you are using but the ones made of fabric are much easier to dogs to catch ... the hard plastic ones can be hard on his mouth ... you start by getting the pup into the toy by shaking in his face, a little tug of war, and then throw grounders to start ... your dog is a bit young to be jumping in the air to catch a frisbee ... and keep a pocket of treats but do not show the treats to get the dog to bring it back, only give a treat when he brings it close back to you ...

http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/hoolagal/... - a frisbee like this and it comes in sizes for the smallest to the largest dog ... it also floats :O)

Teach Dog To Catch Frisbee

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As munchkin said, the hard frisbees are probably not the best idea for a puppy, but the soft material (such as the link munchkin provided) is good, I have used the Kong brand frisbees too, they're pretty good, but don't fly as well as the cloth ones.

Start simple, try getting him interested in it, when he shows some interest, praise him, get excited about it. Start with small steps for it though, once he's interested, try tossing it a few feet away, if he goes for it, reward him. Keep doing that until he gets the hang of it. If and when he brings it back to you, trade him the frisbee with a treat. It will take some patience to show him what this frisbee thing is used for though. Have fun with it though!

hahaha...obsessive behaviour from catching a frisbee, that's funny. Some people make me laugh with their ridiculous answers.

Hi =D

I believe you will have a hard time teaching his this since he doesn't like to catch. This is actually a good sign that he doesn't jump and catch. First, for his own health. Second, when he is used to jump and catch, he is more likely to jump on people (if not trained properly) or get very excited when you are holding things that he thought he can catch. It sounds fun at beginning but very annoying 5 years latter. Like I taught my dog to fetch, but now she will just pick up anything when she wants to play fetch. It bothers me =(

But, if you really want to teach him, then try to let him fetch it first to let him know that it's good to pick up the frisbee. Then it's almost natural that a he will catch things that you threw, but only if he likes this activity.

1) Start with 1m range, and throw it lightly so there is no need to run.

2) When he catches it, praise him.

3) If he missed it then throw it again.

If he ran away, repeat step 3, because it is count as a miss.

Later on you just increase the range.

You also need to select the material of the frisbee. Rubber one is the best because it won't cut his mouth, can be cleaned easily, but can be a bit heavy (it might twist his neck if he didn't catch properly). Plastic frisbee can hurt his mouth. Fabric one can get dirty very easily, but very light. I would try to find a light rubber one, then if not, I would go with a fabric one, but not plastic.

Hope he learns it!

Have fun!

Hey!

Okay, first thing, at 3 months old, don't worry too much if your dog isn't catching. The fact that he is chasing it is GREAT at this point! 3 months old-don't push it! Let him be a puppy!

Now, you can start some basic disc training at this age, no problem. First, if it is a small to medium sized dog, use a smaller, soft disc while he still has puppy teeth. There are some fabric discs that will work great. Next, stat by rolling ans sliding the disc on the ground-don't worry about mid-air catches yet. Keep these throws short to begin with, use a lot of praise, and work on getting the dog to bring the toy back. The only command you need to work on here and now is "drop" to get him to drop the disc. Teach drop by offering another toy in trade, and as your puppy drops the first disc, say the command and reward them with another toy or a treat.

Now, as your puppy is learning, their attention span is going to be very short to begin with, so don't try to train for too long at any one time. Use lots of smaller training sessions instead.

As the pup gets older, you can make the throws longer. To get the dog to catch in mid air (that is, the disc is in mid-air), start by holding the disc in your hand in front of the dog at head height (his head, not yours!), and encourage him to take it. shake it a little and say "get it!" or something equally enthusiastic. A little bit of this, and they will get the picture. Next, at maybe 5 or 6 months, you should be able to start making very short throws-in the air now- right in front of the dog. Don't throw the frisbee right at the dog's face, but just to the side, or right in front (the dog will have to be facing the same direction as you). The idea here is that you want the dog to move to the disc. As they get comfortable doing this, you can gradually make your throws longer and longer. Also at 5 or 6 months, you may be able to start using a larger disc, unless your pup is a small or toy breed.

All along, make sure you do some practice of throwing without the dog. so you can learn to control the disc and throw it well.

There is not need to teach a "catch" command. If your puppy is already chasing the disc on the ground, then when it gets in the air, , it will catch on its own, and you won't need to say a thing, except to say "great job puppy!" when they bring it back.

Remember, this is a fun game, and is learned through positive training. If you are getting frustrated at any point, just stop for a while and come back to it later.

Frisbee is not dangerous if taught properly, and played in a safe manner in a safe place (grass, never concrete or hard surfaces). it does NOT teach a dog to be obsessive, or compulsive, in fact, dogs that already have obsessive personalities are usually GREAT at frisbee because they need an outlet for this behavior! If you have an active breed-something that needs exercise a lot, then frisbee will be your best friend. You can give your dog fun, healthy exercise, and then when it is time to calm down and be an "indoor dog", they can handle it!

Now the best thing you can do is try to find a frisbee dog club in your area just google your city or state and "disc dog club" or "frisbee dog club" and you should find something. The clubs are GREAT resources for training and advice-you will be able to meet people who have trained frisbee dogs and played for years. There are some online resources as well, including videos on youtube for frisbee dog basics as well as the more advanced techniques used in competition.

Hopefully you and your dog learn frisbee together and have a lifetime of fun!

The owner of the dog needs to know how to "operate" the dog, same way you can get into a car that's in perfect running order but if you don't know how to drive you won't have much luck making the car go anywhere. If the owner doesn't know how to maintain the training, the dog will soon become untrained again. Read more here https://tr.im/aIpsV

People seem to think that once a dog is trained, that's it. Not true. You must reinforce the dog's training every single day in some way. It's best if the owner and the dog go together to get trained. As a professional trainer once said to me "We can train any dog in 2 days. It takes longer to train the owners

Please don't teach your dog to fetch a frisbee. To do so, is only creating an obsessive behavior. Call your local kennel club and sign up for some of their classes.

try googling zak george. he is AMAZING! he has disc dogs and trains his dogs to do crazy things!