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Hi all, I'm new to this website so forgive me if I post this in the wrong place. My question was if I should force fetch train my Gsp puppy she is 7 month old right now and a great dog she will fetch(not to hand but we are working on it) but she seems more interested in the treats I give her when she brings it back, (i have started to wean her off of them) she will also get bored of fetching after a handful of throws and just chase it and leave it there (she always wants to chase) so I was curious if a force fetch program would be good for her, I want her to be a good retriver and to trust me when I tell her there Is a bird down. But I have heard that harm can come from force fetch so I thought I should ask what you guys think. Also I heard that if done properly it could make a puppy more confident, which would be nice because she dosent seem to be very self assured.