My golden is 4 and a half. Her recall has always been sporadic but, we’ve worked hard and in familiar places, she’d be happy to go off but always return when called for a treat. Recently, she’s just pleasing herself. Even in places we go and she knows she’s off lead and what’s expected of her. She’ll just carry on walking and sniffing away from me.
It’s gotten to the point where her walks are getting shorter and shorter because I just don’t have the time or patience to stand there calling, waving a treat. I ALWAYS praise when she DOES return but she’s suddenly become even more unreliable.
Any tips. Clues as to what’s going on?
Thanks