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Okay, when we first got Noel, and for a long time after, especially with our training, I could walk outside in the front yard with her off her leash, talk to her, tell her to stay, and she would stay close by... She definitely would not dart off away from me... The only time there was a chance of that was if she saw another dog, then all bets were off...
Fast forward a couple months... She's trained now, knows tons of tricks, loves to go on walks, and is an all around very bright dog... BUT, now if we go outside, she better be on her leash, because she will take off running as soon as she sees any kind of distraction... Just a few minutes ago, i walked out in the garage with her, and she saw some guys delivering some mattresses next door, and she took off towards them, and to make it worse, she ran straight into the house they were delivering the mattress to, then saw their dog in the house, and peed on their carpet! Not all out peeing, but an excited squirt...
Whats the deal? She used to be fine outside with me off leash, but as she's getting older, she's getting WORSE, all the while she's getting smarter... Any ideas to remedy this so that I can take her out front without her leash, or are those days over?
Fast forward a couple months... She's trained now, knows tons of tricks, loves to go on walks, and is an all around very bright dog... BUT, now if we go outside, she better be on her leash, because she will take off running as soon as she sees any kind of distraction... Just a few minutes ago, i walked out in the garage with her, and she saw some guys delivering some mattresses next door, and she took off towards them, and to make it worse, she ran straight into the house they were delivering the mattress to, then saw their dog in the house, and peed on their carpet! Not all out peeing, but an excited squirt...
Whats the deal? She used to be fine outside with me off leash, but as she's getting older, she's getting WORSE, all the while she's getting smarter... Any ideas to remedy this so that I can take her out front without her leash, or are those days over?