Wyatt does this as well. He'll run just far enough, then stop and make sure you're coming. It's his game. He's never actually run away, but it got really frustrating for us. We did a couple things to help cure him of it. Note: We ALWAYS walk the boys on leash, but Wyatt has escaped a few times...
First, Nathan carried treats in his pocket on our walks, and would call Wyatt back to him and give him a treat. He changed his focus from the "trail" he was on, to whichever one of us was carrying his leash. Soon, he learned to come back to us (most of the time) when we call him. The couple times he has gotten out since then, all we have to do is squat down and call him, and he comes running. It's actually kind of fun to see.
Second, and I think this is kind of mean, but it worked. Instead of chasing him, Nathan suggested we simply turn around and walk away. It took Wyatt a little while to notice that we weren't following, but once he did, he came running after us as fast as he could. We made sure to keep him in sight, with one of us discreetly turning to make sure he was coming, just in case he didn't. But that seemed to work as well.
Now that we have Doc around, Wyatt hasn't even tried to escape, and when Doc has gotten out of our arms , Wyatt actually brought him back to us. Hopefully, that's been the best cure.
First, Nathan carried treats in his pocket on our walks, and would call Wyatt back to him and give him a treat. He changed his focus from the "trail" he was on, to whichever one of us was carrying his leash. Soon, he learned to come back to us (most of the time) when we call him. The couple times he has gotten out since then, all we have to do is squat down and call him, and he comes running. It's actually kind of fun to see.
Second, and I think this is kind of mean, but it worked. Instead of chasing him, Nathan suggested we simply turn around and walk away. It took Wyatt a little while to notice that we weren't following, but once he did, he came running after us as fast as he could. We made sure to keep him in sight, with one of us discreetly turning to make sure he was coming, just in case he didn't. But that seemed to work as well.
Now that we have Doc around, Wyatt hasn't even tried to escape, and when Doc has gotten out of our arms , Wyatt actually brought him back to us. Hopefully, that's been the best cure.
