It's become a game lately for my puppy to run away from us. We'd pretty much cracked toilet training - when he started circling we'd plonk him outside and he'd go, and he'd started holding it all night and waiting to be put out in the morning. The last 3 days when he starts circling, when we try and get him to go outside, he will start running away and barking playfully, tail wagging. We are trying to not chase after him and encourage it, but when we don't he will just do his business all over the carpet and when we try and get him to put him in his crate or outside after doing so he will continue to run away from us. He won't stop until he's caught. If we don't run and catch him he will just keep running away and doing things he knows we don't like, like chewing things he shouldn't, peeing or pooing, eating things.. it's exhausting and I don't know how to resolve it but also can't keep ignoring it and letting him run riot just to encourage it as he's destroying the house with this game.
He was hurt last week and we aren't allowed to take him out for 2 weeks, so he isn't being walked, I'm praying hoping that this is just a result of his energy he's not really able to use up, being a spaniel and all.. but in two weeks time this could be a set habit for him and my house can't take it. Neither can my patience.
Advice please.