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In reply to the discussion: German Shepherd confused when his human hides. Adorable video: [View all]GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)Now here's the story of the dog.
We adopted her as a young puppy from our local shelter. She was the last of the litter. She and her siblings were found abandoned in a parking lot, no mother with them.
She was completely untrained, and we don't know how long she was separated from the mother, but there were no signs of maternal modification in her behavior.
She went to puppy classes. She has had three dog trainers. None of them have been able to break her desire to run. The first one moved out of the area, the second one told us, after quite a bit of money, that there was "nothing she could do" and "some dogs just run". We've had our current trainer & dogwalker for almost two years. She is wonderful and knowledgeable, and still has to hold onto her collar when getting her out of the car, ect, or she will book. And she is fast.
She is perfectly trained in all other areas, as are our other dogs. They can be off leash and come immediately when called. I've got a lifetime of experience with dogs and have never owned one with such strong running tendencies.
Maybe you would have the magic formula.