The phrase "fetch a ball" is correct and can be used in written English.
You could use it in a sentence such as "Please fetch a ball from the closet so we can play catch."
She correctly follows the command "Fetch a Frisbee" or "Fetch a ball".
She correctly follows the command "Fetch a Frisbee" or "Fetch a ball". She can also learn by exclusion, as children do.
He will fetch a ball when thrown, and among many tricks in his repertoire to be fed in the morning, he will sometimes draw the bedroom curtains.
Demonstrating his Army training, McIntosh stood strong, his hands clasped behind him, his stance only occasionally broken so he could fetch a ball or toss a new one to a player.
It wasn't enough for him to fetch a ball; he would retrieve it and, standing happily in front of me with a wagging tail, would proceed to swallow the ball whole.
Again, they were led behind the screen, but this time commanded to lie down, or fetch a ball.
His mother, Vivian, was almost asked to leave a department store because Julian could not resist fetching a ball from sporting goods and dribbling it down the aisle.
The Sony robot dog walks (albeit slowly), wags its tail, fetches a ball and responds to hand gestures for "stay," "sit" and other doggy commands.
Step on, hold or tug it if your dog gets reactive and calmly direct him to an appropriate displacement activity like fetching a ball or Frisbee.
Herding instincts and trainability are measured at non-competitive herding tests, and basic commands are sometimes taught through herding games, where rules such as "stay", "get it" and "that'll do" are applied to fetching a ball or chasing a yard broom.
