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That sounds stressful! My only thought is maybe it's something to do with having left the house and worrying about the rest of the pack etc. Maybe driving a short distance away then starting your walk could help to break whatever unhelpful association is building there?
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@owl Can confirm that this works a treat. Unfortunatly the rest of the pack have gone out in the car.
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Great pics Markyboy. and @Jung loving this too.
Has anyone got any tips for getting a 17 week old puppy to effin move when she's decided all she wants to do is go back home? She'll happily walk/run/gambol for miles and hours when we're with the family, a few other people or even with just one other child. But when I try to take her out on my own (even if there's no-one else at home when we leave) she just point-blank refuses to go. She sits on the pavement and cries and tries to turn back. Carrying her just moves the problem to a new location a few metres down the road - and I don't want to get into the habit of carrying her anyway. Bribing her to heel with treats works only for a metre or two until she either gets the treat then sits down and refuses to move again for another 15 minutes or clocks that I keep moving the treat and she sits down and refuses to move again. I've tried cajoling, encouraging, cuddling, dragging, getting cross, trying to get her excited and chase me... none of it works.
Weirdly given that she seems so worried about the world the only time that she forget she's worried is when another person or dog walks past when she immediately perks up and wants to say hello and flirt and play. Then when they move on she's all happy for a couple of seconds before she remembers that she's frightened and just wants to go home all over again.
I needed to take her out for a walk earlier as i'd been on calls all morning and no-one else is home. I had 90 mins to do a 10 minute round-trip to the shop to get human food. I gave up and came home after 80 mins having run out of time, treats and patience. The only actual progress has been the few times I'd cracked and picked her up to cross a road. Came home hungry, frustrated and cross. Now I need to go back to work and all the pup wants to do is play because she hasn't had any exercise this morning. So fucking annoying!
Edit for clarity: pup wanting play isn't annoying in itself - it's lovely. It's just the situation. I have to ignore her and work now which sucks.
I'm guessing it's just a "give it time" thing, but any other tips gladly received.