I suggest you invest in some training books. Its very difficult to pick out one thing and try and get the results that are desired. Most training programs go through a sequence steps to get the end result. Force Fetch/Force Hold is a very "pressure" intensive. Your dog needs to have been taught in basic obedience on how to respond to pressure. If you try to go straight into force fetch with out the proper steps leading up to it, you will make matters worse. This is why I say go buy a training program book or dvd. Here are some I would recommend.:
The 10-Minute Retriever: How to Make an Obedient and Enthusiastic Gun Dog in 10 Minutes a Day by John Dahl , Amy Dahl (I believe this is a great book for amateur trainers that are not looking to train a field trial dog)
Smartworks Volume One by Evan Graham (This is part of a series of books and dvds that gets very advanced. Pretty highly rated in the training community.)
Total Retriever by Mike Lardy (This is a series that gets very advanced. Probably the highest ranked, but the most costly.)
I have a dvd i will look up when I get home that is pretty good.
Hope this helps.
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