Ursa
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Within the last month Sadie has developed a serious case of agoraphobia when it comes to training. She still works beautifully in the house but I can no longer get her any farther than the back porch when it comes to training outside. Needless to say this makes working on heeling patterns a bit of a challenge.
To my knowledge nothing has happened to frighten her outside. She'll go out to potty or play without a problem. The minute we head out to work though she tucks tail and heads for the door. Not sure if I'm doing the right thing but I don't let her run in. I keep her out on the porch and have her do some very basic commands (sit, down, touch etc).
The only thing I can think of is to keep working with her right by the door and then slowly try to get her back out into the grass. I'd really appreciate any other suggestions though.
To my knowledge nothing has happened to frighten her outside. She'll go out to potty or play without a problem. The minute we head out to work though she tucks tail and heads for the door. Not sure if I'm doing the right thing but I don't let her run in. I keep her out on the porch and have her do some very basic commands (sit, down, touch etc).
The only thing I can think of is to keep working with her right by the door and then slowly try to get her back out into the grass. I'd really appreciate any other suggestions though.
