good pal ,some colie type are [bANNED TEXT] jealous retreivers other fetch it spit it out end off, a good trait if they hold till you say give or hand out ,funny thing the old fetching game ,with dogs etc , there no ryme or reason some saluks ive saw do it as well as any colie crosses some never learn , some collie crosses shy on the fetch or drop short , other will hold until you take it of them , next to natural picking up ability i used to love seeing a dog fetch hold its game in stile ,