It's been the same ever since she was a puppy, no matter how much socialisation we did, she's just absolutely terrified of other dogs. She's 19 months now. When we go on a walk, the moment a dog is seen it's game over – i can only describe it as terrified screaming and will pull me all the way home. We've tried to do lots of training with her, and even spoke to a vet who is a behaviourist and she basically said she's a lost cause and told us to give the dog away because we've just had a baby 🙄 (the vet has only ever seen her in the vets, where their are dogs EVERYWHERE, so obviously she's only seen her at her very worst). We've tried taking her to a private field several times, but she doesn't even want to run around, she just wants to stay right by our sides, won't play fetch or anything. We have a big garden that she loves to run around in and parkour off all the furniture and chase the birds. We've decided to stop walking her, as all is doing is making her extremely anxious, and since we've stopped walking her she's been much calmer in the house too. My question is: is stopping walking her the correct going to do? And is there anything you would suggest to make sure she's getting enough stimulation at home? I'm on maternity leave, so the back door is open for her all day every day, but obviously a lot of my time is taken up by the baby.
Thank you
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