For the past 7 years, I've gotten up at dawn, prodded by my dog, gotten dressed and taken her for a nice walk around the neighborhood, and then she eats.
Also for the past 7 years, we've taken her at least a couple of days a week to the dog park.
Suddenly she won't go for her morning walk. I put her leash on her and she turns away from the door and pulls on the leash. I have to really encourage her to get outside, and after she's peed, she runs right back in.
Also suddenly, when we take her to the dog park, she sits by the car and can't be dragged in.
Has this happened to anyone? It's really strange, and frustrating!
The only place that she's REALLY excited about visiting is the co-op farm we belong to. This is a farm that practices some permaculture principles, and they have chickens wandering around, and lambs, pigs, and a few acres of woodland, farmland, swales, greenhouses, and other fun things like that. The dog LOVES just wandering around there off-leash, and they really like her, but we can't just impose ourselves on them every time we need to get the dog outside!
What do I do?