When i take my dog for a walk and let her off the lead she wont come back if there is another dog about. Instead she will follow it. I've tried toys, treats. Nothing will work. Has anyone got any ideas???

try to train your dog first around your house.. and slowly bring her outside..

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myself i would'nt allow a dog off a lead unless i knew it would come back when i called.
my 2 poodles won't come back when called either,but i now use a retractable
lead.

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Have your dog on a long lone when you go out or retractable lead , something that will give an ellemant of freedom but ultimatly your in controll . Walk as normal on the lead long and when the dog comes to the end of the lead lenght stop and when it looks round call it even crouch down and hold out your arms excitedly , you have to make your dog think your more excitting than what ever else may be in the park , when he comes back reward him ,walk a bit more and repeat the first stage , let him take the lead long , stand still call him , he will soon get it but reward good behaviour ignor bad, so if it takes him a while to come dont shout at him when he does eventually come over just carry on walking , reward him when he comes with no hessitation , What type of dog is it , cos some just arnt that good at recall .

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i tried the above with my dog and it kinda worked but in the end i found out if i shouted her then when i got her attention i just ran in the opposite direction and she chased after me then, lol sounds knackering but it worked for me.

this kind of happens with zac when we let him off we make sure there isnt any dogs around(unless we know them) and let him off but if there is and we dont know i have to put him back on the lead just till we get pass them and let him back off

She's a boxer bitch, I don't know if they do have good recall. To be fair she is quite good when we're walking on our own, its when she see's someone else or especially another dog then she just ignores us.

She's a good dog and wouldn't hurt a fly, part of the reason that we want her to come back is because she will happily run head first into a dog that could be aggressive (for this reason we do try to get her on a lead if we see a dog before she does).

In the house she'll come when we call her, will sit when we tell her to, shake a paw, etc. and we can put her dinner out and she will sit and wait patiently until she is told she can have it. So she's capable, just a bit of a pain in the bum when off the lead, which we DO want her to be able to do as its nice to watch her bounding off into the grass and really stretching her legs.

Giving her treats when we're out is a no go, she's just really not interested in taking anything from us. Neither is using toys, she (like most dogs) goes crazy at a squeaky toy, but she's not in the slightest bit phazed when she's out.

We hope that she calms down when we get another dog, hopefully she'll be more accustomed to another dogs permenant company and wont feel the need to go and see every dog out there.

Be more interesting!

Otherwise you come off as the parent dragging her away from new friends.

I usually have a toy in my hand and make a high vocal noise to shout her and wave the toy about if that fails.

Have you tried whistle training ?
I use a high pitched hockey whistle & it works.
Start training in & around the house. Call with the whistle for food - treats etc.. Gradually introduce on your walks with a small reward if the dog's response is good.
Good luck !

Hi I have the same problem! & same dog lol. she's 9 months old and she's the best, does everything at home and when walked alone but another person or dog.... nothing distracts her! treats, toys, whistle, me running the other way shouting nothing! very annoying as she runs after joggers i get a little worried when she goes out of sight in case they run towards the road. I'm guessing as she's the only dog we have and she dosen't meet loads of dogs, i have recently been taking her training and they do social classes so fingers crossed over time she'll get use to dogs and think there not all that exciting after all and calm down a bit with age as well. But i know exactly what your going through and i wish you all the best please let me know if you get another dog and wht happens i may have to try and convince my boyfriend to get another lol