Thank you for all the useful and helpful replies. She is always reward upon return with a "high value" treat such as cheese, chicken, bacon etc, but as one comment on here as said she is often more interested playing with other dogs.
We have had her spayed, so hopefully she isn't hormonal...
Thank you for the advice it's really helpful. I am pleased to hear it just a phase, I tried shouting at her and that did nothing. Like you say very independent dog and Bluming stubborn! How long did the phase last with your dog?
I have to agree with you on their temperament, they are gorgeous...
Yeah she is called frequently during every walk, told to sit, treated and given lots of praise then she goes back and does what ever she was doing etc.
She has no intrest in a ball, throw it, chases it and then just leaves it to go and sniff or get something else.
I ran around with her...
Hello I am Lewis from west sussex. I currently have a 10 month old itallian spinonie (Female) called Lottie, we have had her from nine weeks old.
As soon as she was old enough to go out for walks we had her off the lead and started recall training, initally she was terrible then got better...