must be a collie thing lads mine colliexgray is 15 month old and still wont bring back to hand if i throw a ball or dummie he will run up to it and run right past it stop then lay down no matter what i do he will not bring it back and when im out on the lamp with him when he gets a bunnie he will kill it then drop it and lay down away from it but when i call on him if will come back but with out the rabbit. keeps me fit tho running across feilds after the rabbits