Being new to retrievers, we've been searching the internet and asking friends about suitable games for our 10 week old pup, which has actually led to confusion. We tried playing ball, but someone told us that teaching them to chase / catch a tennis ball is dangerous as there are many cases that...

I know it's kind of late but... my 10 month old really doesn't "fetch" to bring the ball all the way back. She gets it about 3 feet away from me then decides to lay down and wait for me to go to her to play fetch some more. Or worse, she thinks it's a game and bolts away. How did you get your...