is this some sort of training?

[WillowTit]

i often see this woman walking in the recreation ground with her small dog
in the rec there is a square that is kept fenced off for cricket, she simply walks round and round this with the dog behind her, so many squares she does while everyone else walks the whole path around the rec.
is this a training method
or is she counting her steps?

Is she walking inside the fenced bit or outside?

Maybe her dog is anxious or reactive, so she is walking away from other dogs, but close enough that her dog can see them and not react. But then I would expect her to be interacting with her dog and treating for looking and not reacting.

no, on the outside, it is just a roped off area
i think he was on the lead and she just marched
but today i was a bit happier as he was off the lead, so imo had the chance for a little explore/stop before racing to catch up with her