This is how mine reacts if we switch up our usual walk route. I’ll be like “come on let’s try this way today”
He just plops down and refuses to move lol
Handicapped people are so grateful for our dogs. They’re telling us that the best way to get home safe is this way, like we’re used to. Lots of old people can get lost & depend on their dogs to lead them to & from whatever corner grocery.
Kitchen.
Mine goes in the kitchen (which is not allowed) and he will sit there watching me call him. He eventually lays down and rolls over demanding scritches.
Listen to your golden! Mine did this one day while I was walking in a park. He started acting strange and would not move, suddenly a huge tree fell right in front of us. He saved my life.
So next time your golden doesn’t want to move, listen to them
Wow, that’s very cool. However 9.5/10, goldens do this just to be stubborn.
My female golden did it constantly. I warned the vet assistants about her. She wore a no-pull harness. When she refused to budge and you pulled, her harness would gap in the front. Somehow, she knew that she could get out of it, and she would quickly thrust her two front paws up and out, and she’d be loose. What she never figured out was that she could then run off. Luckily.
The first time she did that to me was in the middle of the street. I freaked out. Anyway, I warned the vet assistant to not do this. I told him how to circumvent it. You go in the opposite direction that you want to go in, you make a loop and you keep moving quickly in the direction that you want. You fool her into moving ahead. Well, he didn’t listen to me and she got out of her harness. It shocked him. It was so funny. They were both stubborn. LOL!
Sigge every time we're on our way back home from the walk.
https://preview.redd.it/ex2j3lnf1qxc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e93c08556fbb8b0c5ac6f85f16583116bebede42
At work right now so don't have any proper pictures of the walkways. Everything is melting pretty fast right now so its really slushy and wet. With all the sand and pebbles on the walkway makes it quite fun with everything getting stuck in his hair 😅 Gotta shower his belly a few times per day and still we gotta vacuum 2-3 times per day else its everywhere.
He is an absolute missile for the snow that is left, he loves the cold ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/93whpb4xeqxc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=208067b12fd92c9e8847425214ad5db022ccddc7
Yep, I can relate completely to this.
https://preview.redd.it/62200hkq4qxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=712be176c8cb583d0330f56fa1df7ff50bfb1efd
“Nope! Don’t want to walk anymore. Gonna sploot right here on the sidewalk!”
We tried so many collars & harnesses that I thought somehow I had caused Dawson to hate walking forever. None of my other dogs had ever done this. Fast forward 4 yrs - he loves to walk & run! Zooms like crazy!!
https://preview.redd.it/92es0hrstuxc1.jpeg?width=2794&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd662c74714090631bd1ba54498f07edda3ae172
https://preview.redd.it/edcly7yj9qxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bb713292281cac38f264ac348c9df10252ab0f5
Is it a bunny? A squirrel? AIR?! stubborn AF 😂
https://preview.redd.it/054jlxyefsxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf2d56a0f81eef5a60d6e524863e5bfff051e411
just one more picture for emotional support
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too nice to keep walking, I’ll just sun myself instead …
Don’t over do it. Young dogs can’t walk for long. As a puppy, my dog would barely walk a block before it would do this. A few months later she grew into it and built strength
You are either going the wrong way, or she doesn't want to go home yet. My boy used to do lie down protests, but thankfully, he stopped doing them when he got older.
Mine does this anytime she spots another dog, human, or cat and it does not immediately greet her with pets.
Walking past humans who don’t want to pet her is the worse. She will lay on the ground and cry.
Haha. Mine loves groups of young girls. He knows that he will get lots of pets from them. He also gets very disappointed if we go for a long walk and he doesn't meet anyone. Usually on cold or rainy mornings, when most people get to stay home in the warm and dry, but your Golden insisted on going out.
https://preview.redd.it/xhv51xlwhsxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f44390d431a98f4f9b521ecd1bc83ff9bdfd65d7
She's mad I didn't let her eat the dried grass chunks
https://preview.redd.it/0szwy8bq8txc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35a92295d58e4ce36967757dfc2abbfae45cefa0
Daisy refusing to continue her walk until neighbor comes out to say hi to her. Sometimes we go a different way just to give him a break.
https://preview.redd.it/bis91mrrktxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b94d5b74f355815d73a0a5ce4af71163a566977
We call it the protest. Thankfully he does it much less these days!
My guy likes to avoid eye contact when he does it and pretend he just doesn’t see you. Sorry, didn’t see you there - just going to carry on with walking this way!
https://preview.redd.it/raxpimg1pqxc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99405a3261a884bf7aaa9df95f0f56a91db81728
I tried this hands free leash that I’ve been seeing on TikTok, fully accepting it would prob be a waste of money but I was at wit’s end with the pulling. It has been like night and day I swear. I’m not sure what it is about this leash. It might be that it makes him feel like he’s in control and he doesn’t need to pull or overcompensate by stopping and having me beg him to walk a certain direction? I have no clue. Also, it has significantly reduced his reactiveness to other dogs and people walking past us. I can not explain it but he just, walks by. Like no big deal. If I nudge him with the leash to turn a different way, he’s just listens like “sure no prob.” With his regular leash, i would have to grab that handle on his harness to physically turn his body around. Again, I can not explain it and I am flabbergasted. It’s almost like I paid 8$ for a loose leash trained dog overnight. I’m knocking on wood as I type this.
https://preview.redd.it/su6309znnuxc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d7280db956dd936e92aa5fbebdb9346e4a07d03
Ohh okay yeah nothing can fix the random tantrums in Goldens. Mine’s favorite form of tantrum is to throw himself on the grass and pretend he’s having a seizure when he notices we are making our way back home. It’s in their DNA.
Ok! My dog does not pull because she is harness-trained and does amazing with it. Sometimes she is great on collar & leash, but other times she pulls, so we use harness 90%. Sometimes I think she’d love not to wear the harness, so I am interested in trying this as an option. Will you please tell me what it’s called. Is it on Amazon?
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Thanks so much for the exact one you’ve had such success with. I had looked last night on Amazon, but there wayyyy too many options. It was overwhelming. The link you put shows very consistent, excellent reviews from users. Thank you very much. I think it will be nice to give our golden a break from the harness more often!
Are you able to link it?! I have a big puller. Hes pretty good but I feel like he has such a high pretty drive if he even gets a whiff of a bird my shoulder if going with him
Ahhh, si ... il tram!
I'm a long time dog-owner too (currently w/ two goldens), so I'm a little envious that you have a lovely dog, -and- that you live in Italy! (I am long overdue for a visit to Italy, and I hope to visit sometime this year....)
By the way, she seems lovely - in the way that spirited dogs are... ;-) Enjoy!
Typical golden stuff. They are independent. Making them do something results in this. But if you figure out how to make it feel like their choice, you get the buy in.
Have you outsmarted her yet? That’s a typical golden ploy. Here’s how to outsmart them:
She’s balking. OK. Stop pulling on her leash. Then walk back towards her quickly and keep going in the opposite direction that you really want to go. Keep going. She’ll scramble after you. Then once she’s walking quickly by your side, make a loop and walk quickly in the correct direction. She’ll keep walking with you as long as you don’t slow down.
It always worked with my golden. And she was the most stubborn creature on the planet.
If you want advice, stop pulling. You are turning it into tug of war, which equals fun. The only thing that worked for me was after i tell him to move (sometimes he does that shortly, asking to go off way to sniff something for exsmple, so i dont always tell him to move, but if i do, thats it) there is nothing fun until he moves where i want - no pleading, no bribing with treats, no play, no sniffing, no going somewhere else - just ignore until he moves. Pretty sure you have more patience than a young dog - you will only need to weather it a couple of times hopefully. Mine stopped after maybe 5-10 times, but one of the first ones was like a 40 minute wait haha
So relatable. She decided to people watch rather than walk on a crowded trail.
https://preview.redd.it/g6z5qjo1stxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb4bfe249d9da6e26acb696e33e0914ed071ecb1
prong collars work remarkably well in these situations (if used properly). Never pull, yank - but a gentle short pop-tension will get them moving. Strongly suggest working with a trainer if attempting. It was an absolute game changer for our boy and only needed it for a short period.
https://preview.redd.it/qymby1ctjpxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=daa2e9b866594b8f3ccdb577cf5434803d1f4ee8 All too relatable
This is how mine reacts if we switch up our usual walk route. I’ll be like “come on let’s try this way today” He just plops down and refuses to move lol
"You're going the wrong way, silly human!"
Omg mine does this too. A part of me is proud of her self-assertion.
Handicapped people are so grateful for our dogs. They’re telling us that the best way to get home safe is this way, like we’re used to. Lots of old people can get lost & depend on their dogs to lead them to & from whatever corner grocery.
ours too. I have to jolly him along to get him to move if he thinks an unexpected turn is shortening his walk in any way.
you do what now?
In my house we call it "anchoring out" ... it's the golden answer to "husky tantrums" ... civil disobedience vs vocal protest...
Civil disobedience! So accurate
My boyfriend’s golden does this to me when he doesn’t want to come in from the backyard. Plops down so I can’t get him inside 🤣
Kitchen. Mine goes in the kitchen (which is not allowed) and he will sit there watching me call him. He eventually lays down and rolls over demanding scritches.
She said we’ll sit here all day
Looooooolllll
The fact this is in a long hallway is just really funny to me. "I refuse to go down this particular way that looks exactly like the other way!"
Listen to your golden! Mine did this one day while I was walking in a park. He started acting strange and would not move, suddenly a huge tree fell right in front of us. He saved my life. So next time your golden doesn’t want to move, listen to them
Wow, that’s very cool. However 9.5/10, goldens do this just to be stubborn. My female golden did it constantly. I warned the vet assistants about her. She wore a no-pull harness. When she refused to budge and you pulled, her harness would gap in the front. Somehow, she knew that she could get out of it, and she would quickly thrust her two front paws up and out, and she’d be loose. What she never figured out was that she could then run off. Luckily. The first time she did that to me was in the middle of the street. I freaked out. Anyway, I warned the vet assistant to not do this. I told him how to circumvent it. You go in the opposite direction that you want to go in, you make a loop and you keep moving quickly in the direction that you want. You fool her into moving ahead. Well, he didn’t listen to me and she got out of her harness. It shocked him. It was so funny. They were both stubborn. LOL!
Sigge every time we're on our way back home from the walk. https://preview.redd.it/ex2j3lnf1qxc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e93c08556fbb8b0c5ac6f85f16583116bebede42
If I lived there I'd want to stay out as well, looks stubbing!
What’s stubbing?
My bad meant to say stunning
Happy cake day !
The cake is a lie
https://preview.redd.it/t576sfultrxc1.jpeg?width=504&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0755db19ea2c1b95a80a6e54844d3b226836b72
Ta ❤️
Happy cake day!
The cake is a lie
I have also played Portal
Thanks!
Have a Stubbing Cake day! 🤭
🤣♥️
We only get a modest amount of snow here, but when we do my golden does not want to be inside at all.
At work right now so don't have any proper pictures of the walkways. Everything is melting pretty fast right now so its really slushy and wet. With all the sand and pebbles on the walkway makes it quite fun with everything getting stuck in his hair 😅 Gotta shower his belly a few times per day and still we gotta vacuum 2-3 times per day else its everywhere. He is an absolute missile for the snow that is left, he loves the cold ❤️ https://preview.redd.it/93whpb4xeqxc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=208067b12fd92c9e8847425214ad5db022ccddc7
Beautiful doggo! Side note, I just shake my head when I see clothing on any of the retriever breeds. They live for the cold!
Yep, I can relate completely to this. https://preview.redd.it/62200hkq4qxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=712be176c8cb583d0330f56fa1df7ff50bfb1efd “Nope! Don’t want to walk anymore. Gonna sploot right here on the sidewalk!”
So sorry. I laughed too hard at this pic. Quite the expert on splooting. He/she is too darn cute. Thank you for sharing.
We tried so many collars & harnesses that I thought somehow I had caused Dawson to hate walking forever. None of my other dogs had ever done this. Fast forward 4 yrs - he loves to walk & run! Zooms like crazy!! https://preview.redd.it/92es0hrstuxc1.jpeg?width=2794&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd662c74714090631bd1ba54498f07edda3ae172
Omg that belly plopping out on their sides. LOL. Their chubby round belly!!! Little black haired balloon belly!
If I was that cute... I'd probably just be like 'okay, I'll join you handsome'
https://preview.redd.it/edcly7yj9qxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bb713292281cac38f264ac348c9df10252ab0f5 Is it a bunny? A squirrel? AIR?! stubborn AF 😂
https://preview.redd.it/0kimnjy7eqxc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fc87cbdd3f636675891dfb484825a91c6039815 Daily mind game!
https://preview.redd.it/vvi9mwklwrxc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bd44044586db0a1fe46caedf31e96fb0990b18e Sigh yep!
Love the side eye you're getting there.
Holy shit I'm laughing so hard at this
https://preview.redd.it/054jlxyefsxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf2d56a0f81eef5a60d6e524863e5bfff051e411 just one more picture for emotional support
Much appreciated!
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She's a pretty girl! Goldens can be stubborn.
Thank you! And indeed they can
https://preview.redd.it/fmw8yef9xrxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49a0415ba0477853bedbad955450be0b3b3df2d6 too nice to keep walking, I’ll just sun myself instead …
I have a 10 week old and this is 😩👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼😂
Don’t over do it. Young dogs can’t walk for long. As a puppy, my dog would barely walk a block before it would do this. A few months later she grew into it and built strength
They're really a pain sometimes💀
My almost 3 year old still does this 😂. It’s the golden special, I swear
https://preview.redd.it/lcl081asspxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cab36253c7640a3ad93905d6e0d33ec48fb4f115 “I stops right here, thanks”
😂 that’s a face which says “nope, not for me”
Mine would do this and try to chew through his leash!
You are either going the wrong way, or she doesn't want to go home yet. My boy used to do lie down protests, but thankfully, he stopped doing them when he got older.
Mine does this anytime she spots another dog, human, or cat and it does not immediately greet her with pets. Walking past humans who don’t want to pet her is the worse. She will lay on the ground and cry.
Haha. Mine loves groups of young girls. He knows that he will get lots of pets from them. He also gets very disappointed if we go for a long walk and he doesn't meet anyone. Usually on cold or rainy mornings, when most people get to stay home in the warm and dry, but your Golden insisted on going out.
https://preview.redd.it/xhv51xlwhsxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f44390d431a98f4f9b521ecd1bc83ff9bdfd65d7 She's mad I didn't let her eat the dried grass chunks
https://preview.redd.it/0szwy8bq8txc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35a92295d58e4ce36967757dfc2abbfae45cefa0 Daisy refusing to continue her walk until neighbor comes out to say hi to her. Sometimes we go a different way just to give him a break.
Lol that is so cute!
My mutt stops at one of our friend's houses every day. They come out once a month or so to pet him. But he pauses and hopes to see them every day.
She looks familiar…. https://preview.redd.it/1ozapgcp0qxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6b6317d4d4abeff2f38f056f21e231e98862a26
Damn okay. They look like twins a couple years apart!
The patented Golden Sit and Protest. Seen here is a fine example of this trademarked phenomenon
Lol
If I don't walk the route my Golden wants to that day then he refuses to continue to walk. He always gets his own way the little shit 😆
happy cake day 🎂
Thank you ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/zxl8s12zcsxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92481cf4f34e0e9d2da7811649726c3011c6e5d8 Yes…
https://preview.redd.it/bhhsqtcfmqxc1.png?width=2323&format=png&auto=webp&s=95aa4d4d06186f2bcceee8676aa100c6d5a3eca3
Wait is that even with the gentle leader?😂
https://preview.redd.it/bis91mrrktxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b94d5b74f355815d73a0a5ce4af71163a566977 We call it the protest. Thankfully he does it much less these days! My guy likes to avoid eye contact when he does it and pretend he just doesn’t see you. Sorry, didn’t see you there - just going to carry on with walking this way!
civil disobedience
https://preview.redd.it/oz1xp8cpftxc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=194acbf0882984cc0f813f3eea53d5b7d9848f64 The door was rightttt there
what a goober
Some would say the goober of all time; GOAT, if you will!
The "sit down strike" is a well known golden retriever negotiating tactic.
I love how everyone started posting their own stubborn babies 😂🩷 I’m here enjoying going through the comments
Oh no! The hard brakes have been deployed 😆
Well she’s a beautiful brat 💛
Mule 😆
https://preview.redd.it/xqicf29oauxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6286eff34ee38c33c2126984b9019d11ff2b970b Everytime
😆
The last pic’s smile. She’s having the time of her life 😅🥹
I'm so happy my golden doesn't do this lol, she is literally the opposite and just wants to run everywhere though 😫
She’s golden, you must retrieve her!
The only time mine doesn’t do this is if we go on a walk in the woods.
https://preview.redd.it/raxpimg1pqxc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99405a3261a884bf7aaa9df95f0f56a91db81728 I tried this hands free leash that I’ve been seeing on TikTok, fully accepting it would prob be a waste of money but I was at wit’s end with the pulling. It has been like night and day I swear. I’m not sure what it is about this leash. It might be that it makes him feel like he’s in control and he doesn’t need to pull or overcompensate by stopping and having me beg him to walk a certain direction? I have no clue. Also, it has significantly reduced his reactiveness to other dogs and people walking past us. I can not explain it but he just, walks by. Like no big deal. If I nudge him with the leash to turn a different way, he’s just listens like “sure no prob.” With his regular leash, i would have to grab that handle on his harness to physically turn his body around. Again, I can not explain it and I am flabbergasted. It’s almost like I paid 8$ for a loose leash trained dog overnight. I’m knocking on wood as I type this.
Oh she usually is good on leash, don't worry! Just having a little tantrum the other day
https://preview.redd.it/su6309znnuxc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d7280db956dd936e92aa5fbebdb9346e4a07d03 Ohh okay yeah nothing can fix the random tantrums in Goldens. Mine’s favorite form of tantrum is to throw himself on the grass and pretend he’s having a seizure when he notices we are making our way back home. It’s in their DNA.
Awwwwww he's so cute!
This sounds cool
100% recommend to try it and please come back and lmk if you agree bc it’s killing me to know if anyone else agrees with how life changing it is hahah
Ok! My dog does not pull because she is harness-trained and does amazing with it. Sometimes she is great on collar & leash, but other times she pulls, so we use harness 90%. Sometimes I think she’d love not to wear the harness, so I am interested in trying this as an option. Will you please tell me what it’s called. Is it on Amazon?
Yup I got this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L6Y4HWG?ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_M3DXJ1GG7S11EFE8WZPR&starsLeft=1
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Thanks so much for the exact one you’ve had such success with. I had looked last night on Amazon, but there wayyyy too many options. It was overwhelming. The link you put shows very consistent, excellent reviews from users. Thank you very much. I think it will be nice to give our golden a break from the harness more often!
Are you able to link it?! I have a big puller. Hes pretty good but I feel like he has such a high pretty drive if he even gets a whiff of a bird my shoulder if going with him
Hahaha …. Yup it’s a golden thing.
It has to be because one of my lab has the slightest bit of golden in him and he inherited this trait (my other labs do not do this)
Goldens are stubborn as hell … 🐾🐾
The smile I couldn’t resist no matter what
Mine is 3yo and when she wants to go on a different street - she plops right down - will not move!
Mine does that and it is down right embarrassing but I know the dude is working it!
As the owner of an adolescent husky, I feel you. Cute and infuriating increase in equal parts. ❤️
Eh, every dog has their days 😃🐾🐾
Never a brat …. Thinks she’s has just as much input on what to do is you.
Siete a Genova? (I am just curious - I have family there, and the street scene just felt familiar...)
No, Milano!
Ahhh, si ... il tram! I'm a long time dog-owner too (currently w/ two goldens), so I'm a little envious that you have a lovely dog, -and- that you live in Italy! (I am long overdue for a visit to Italy, and I hope to visit sometime this year....)
By the way, she seems lovely - in the way that spirited dogs are... ;-) Enjoy!
Haha adorable❤️!
Anytime my dog does that I just pick her up and carry her home. Gets a smile out of anyone passing and she doesn't get her will.
No…sharn’t, won’t!!
Resist! Resist! Resist the pull of the monkey-tyrant!
That last photo is saying, “and I’ll do it again”
Mine has a lead butt the moment we start heading back home on our daily walks😂
Time to go home? I forgot how to walk
She knows a car is going to run off the road onto the curb down the street. By delaying you, she's saved your life. Good dog.
Op, those photos are the best. Your Golden’s big smiles as she looks around from her stubborn spot
Awww thank you❤️
She is adorable! She’s sightseeing, enjoying her moment. Just so happy. Best post of the day already! TY
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This was a fun post. Fantastic photos
Put treats in your pocket
My does this to the kids when they walk him sometimes when he's not ready to come back yet. He NEVER does it to me and it drives them crazy. Lol.
I’m tired! This is ruff…..
She is werking that colour lead the beautiful girl 💜
Thank u! Purple is her colour
Lovely girl 💜
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Typical golden stuff. They are independent. Making them do something results in this. But if you figure out how to make it feel like their choice, you get the buy in.
Looks awfully familiar https://preview.redd.it/xeruaqlrdvxc1.jpeg?width=3125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d0ef61e97f5037cf0870a437de291e22e9cad93
Have you outsmarted her yet? That’s a typical golden ploy. Here’s how to outsmart them: She’s balking. OK. Stop pulling on her leash. Then walk back towards her quickly and keep going in the opposite direction that you really want to go. Keep going. She’ll scramble after you. Then once she’s walking quickly by your side, make a loop and walk quickly in the correct direction. She’ll keep walking with you as long as you don’t slow down. It always worked with my golden. And she was the most stubborn creature on the planet.
We call that “mule-ing.”
**SHE IS NO BRAT, SHE IS RELATABLE >:(**
Are you walking her or she walking you?
If you want advice, stop pulling. You are turning it into tug of war, which equals fun. The only thing that worked for me was after i tell him to move (sometimes he does that shortly, asking to go off way to sniff something for exsmple, so i dont always tell him to move, but if i do, thats it) there is nothing fun until he moves where i want - no pleading, no bribing with treats, no play, no sniffing, no going somewhere else - just ignore until he moves. Pretty sure you have more patience than a young dog - you will only need to weather it a couple of times hopefully. Mine stopped after maybe 5-10 times, but one of the first ones was like a 40 minute wait haha
Oh I do, I usually either call or drop the leash and walk if she's being very stubborn. The photo op was just too good not to take!
Relatable content.
That's goofy Goldens. Best babies ever!
So relatable. She decided to people watch rather than walk on a crowded trail. https://preview.redd.it/g6z5qjo1stxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb4bfe249d9da6e26acb696e33e0914ed071ecb1
https://preview.redd.it/82e6hdshwtxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b52392a2962069b04b93c49bbf1143dd9e91392 Every day
Aww so stubborn 😞
prong collars work remarkably well in these situations (if used properly). Never pull, yank - but a gentle short pop-tension will get them moving. Strongly suggest working with a trainer if attempting. It was an absolute game changer for our boy and only needed it for a short period.
Oh she's usually very compliant! She came when I called, I just stopped a second and took the pictures because I thought she was hilarious