I know this has probably been asked before, but here goes.

I am reading water dog while im trying to train my pup. When we try to play fetch in the yard with a dummy, he will chase after it, sniff it, then he would rather chew on sticks, leaves or random stuff nearby it. The same goes for teaching him his basic commands(sit , stay, and come). He would rather sniff and chew on random stuff. Sometimes,he does what hes supposed to , but lots of times hes just too distracted with all those sticks and leaves for me to even get his atteention.

Please tell me this will get better, and maybe how to handle this.