THE ACT OF A DOG BRINGING BACK A THROWN BALL TO IT'S OWNER, IS THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF FETCHING OR RETRIEVING. PURCHASING A BIRD HUNTING DOG THAT NATURALLY POSSESSES THIS INSTINCT IS A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER. MANY OF OUR PUPS WILL START TO SHOW THIS INSTINCT AS EARLY AS 4 WEEKS OF AGE. INTRINSIC COMPONENTS OF THIS INSTINCT ARE THE PUP'S ENTHUSIASM, HIS SPEED, HIS TENACITY, HIS NATURAL RETURN TO THE HANDLER, AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO RELEASE THE OBJECT TO HIS HANDLER. MOST OF OUR DRAHTHAAR PUPS RETRIEVE AS EARLY AS 4 WEEKS OF AGE.  FOUR AND FIVE WEEK OLD PUPS WILL DRAG A DUMMY TWICE THEIR WEIGHT AND SIZE! A TREBORWOLF DRAHTHAAR  DOES NOT NEED TO BE "FORCE TRAINED" TO RETRIEVE. FORCE TRAINING AND THE USE OF ELECTRIC COLLARS WERE INVENTED FOR DOGS THAT LACK THE PROPER INSTINCTS.