pretty good tips Raven.. I use the rope trick to teah the puppy it's name... let it wander out on the rope call the name once.... twice, reel it in, treat, let it wander out again---->repeat, don't take long at all... retrievers and tennis balls
like most of us and nice looking plugs, we salivate, drool, wag our tails and act foolish just looking at 'em
but you are right, they have to do it... (meybe we do to?)
Here's my gal pal Bailey in her favorite non tennis ball activity...
watchin my every move, laying in the sand.