How can I help my dog overcome the fear of walking outside?
How can I help my dog overcome the fear of walking outside? Dogs Training Discussions
Sophie is 1 1/2 years old. I use to take her for walks and she did excelent. But over the summer when it got to hot and I was pregnant, we stopped walking. She won't go outside, she hates her collar, we take it off at home. And she will not walk out the door. I have to carry her outside and she will walk a little and then sit down and look away from me. Then I tell her, "lets go inside" and she runs towards our apartment. She only does this here. She is not afraid to go outside in my parents backyard. She likes it there. But for some reason here at our apartment complex she doesn't want to go out. There are lots of people with dogs in our community. Maybe she can sense them? I really want her to walk, she needs the exersice. Any suggestions?I've tried using a treat to get her to go outside, but she wont eat it. She still looks away. She gets really stiff, shaky and curls her tail in. From this I think she is really afraid. Maybe if I use some really good tasty treat she might go outside?