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Has anybody else experienced this? Its usually on our short (not going for a walk) bathroom breaks that Caeda does this. She has gotten pretty good on leash, minimum pulling, with the exception of the rare bolt after something particularly intriguing. Usually if she feels some pressure on the leash, regular leash, flexi or long line, she'll back off a bit. Time to go....NOPE. She HAS to poo "OVER THERE!!!", originally I was thinking ok, short leash, she doesn't want me standing directly over her when she does her business, so I tried our flexi (which is extra long), and no matter how far away she is, she wants to be an extra foot or two further and she paces back and forth frantically until she has no choice but to stop. She tries everything, head down pulling, bolting etc. but only pulls this bad when she needs to go.
I think I know what I need to do to stop this, and I'm going to start being ready to work on it (I'm not usually ready first thing in the morning still in my housecoat, but I'm going to have to be
), but I'm overall just wondering if this is completely weird or if anybody else's dog does this. Anybody know why? Its not like I'm taking her to a new potty spot, or a new area in general. Its even more annoying now that she is getting so fantastic on leash while we walk.
I think I know what I need to do to stop this, and I'm going to start being ready to work on it (I'm not usually ready first thing in the morning still in my housecoat, but I'm going to have to be