Really frustrating! She was so perfect off a lead that you could take her in a field of sheep and she would just ignore them. Could of probably let her off (just to confirm I would NEVER do that just to present how good she was.)
She saw a squirrel a few weeks back, bombed after it and wouldn’t come back I had to go get her.
I’ve been extra precautious since then and only let her off where I’m certain nothing is around and she’s acted perfectly off lead,Otherwise she’s on a long lead. Again she is let off in a field my friend owns or where I know for a fact there’s no farm animals. I’ve also started doing recall training with her again, keeping her looking at me etc.
Today she saw a piece of rubbish flowing in the breeze and did the same thing again. She came back as soon as she realised it was useless but she didn’t come when I called.
She will be on a lead from now until I am certain she is going to recall perfectly again. I have another dog whose almost always on a lead because his hunting instinct is so strong I don’t trust him but because of how he behaves I wonder if he’s influenced her. There’s one enclosed field we go to where I can let them both go and he is a bugger to get back and she sees that.
Anyone have any tips or will she be on lead forever 😖