All of a sudden, Zelda now does not like dog parks. She only went a handfull of times before she decided she didnt like them. First few times we decided she was good enough to go to one, she had a blast!! always found a dog about her size to chase around, and would run extra fast to get her ball, etc etc... usual dog park stuff!!
but NOW, as soon as we get in there she stays by our side and won't chase after her ball... if anything, she will kind of walk up to it and then walk away.
ALSO, if we try to walk near the back of the field to get her away from most of the crowd, she RUNNNNSSSS to the entrance of the park and whines.
The only thing I can think of was one time she was there and having fun, these two jack russels were playing and they kept stealing her ball away... and whenever Zelda wasn't looking, one of them would come up from behind her and bark really loudly... Zelda definitely did not approve of that, and from that point on, she always stuck by the gate...
Just today we thought we would try it out again... got her a brand new ball and I had a hanfull of treats... she headed for that gate and start DIGGING when we wouldn't leave.
Why oh why must she not like the dog park??
She has her doggy friends that she plays very well with... she bothers them too much even and just wants to constantly play when we're all together in someone's backyard.
but NOW, as soon as we get in there she stays by our side and won't chase after her ball... if anything, she will kind of walk up to it and then walk away.
ALSO, if we try to walk near the back of the field to get her away from most of the crowd, she RUNNNNSSSS to the entrance of the park and whines.
The only thing I can think of was one time she was there and having fun, these two jack russels were playing and they kept stealing her ball away... and whenever Zelda wasn't looking, one of them would come up from behind her and bark really loudly... Zelda definitely did not approve of that, and from that point on, she always stuck by the gate...
Just today we thought we would try it out again... got her a brand new ball and I had a hanfull of treats... she headed for that gate and start DIGGING when we wouldn't leave.
Why oh why must she not like the dog park??
She has her doggy friends that she plays very well with... she bothers them too much even and just wants to constantly play when we're all together in someone's backyard.