How to teach a dog to retrieve items? No dog is born naturally to serve humans, but they are willing to learn how to serve people for a piece of jerky. "Carrying things in the mouth" is just an action, many dogs can do it, but to make them carry specific items according to the owner's command and then bring the item to a specific place is not a skill that ordinary dogs have. In fact, dogs can recognize as many as a dozen or twenty words, as long as persistent training is conducted, even asking a dog to help open the refrigerator to get items is not difficult.

　　Step One

　　First, let the dog get used to always having something in its mouth. Besides adapting to the size of the object, the weight should also be controlled within a range comfortable for its mouth. The owner can put a fixed object in its mouth and not allow it to spit it out. Gradually extend the time it holds the object in its mouth until it does so without being forced and does not spit it out.

　　Step Two

　　At this point, the owner should set a command, such as "dumbbell," so the dog knows what it is holding. Also, train the dog to obey commands. When it gets tired of biting or is distracted by something else, it may want to spit the object out. Then say "No" or "NO." Once it holds the object, it should not spit it out without the owner's command.

　　Step Three

　　When the dog no longer spits the object out casually, it can be allowed to walk with the object in its mouth. Before this, the obedience training must be confirmed effective. Because besides not letting go of the object, the dog must also be willing to follow you continuously and not run off on its own.

　　Step Four

　　Since the dog is used to carrying things while walking around, next you can let it distinguish the items you want it to carry. First, help it associate the item with its name. For example, when you say "phone," it will know to look for the phone. Place the item on the ground, and this training step is only complete when the dog is willing to pick it up actively.

　　Step Five

　　After the dog understands the association between the item and its name, it will pick up the object. But this is not enough, because next you should encourage it to "actively search" for the object. When the item is no longer in front of it, and you issue the command, it will actively look around until it finds the object.

　　Completion

　　Try to teach and train according to the above five steps in order, and repeat each stage multiple times so the dog naturally gets used to your commands. When the dog does it correctly each time, remember to immediately give encouragement. (Source: PetsZone)