Kody had been doing so well. Every day we would take a little walk to a patch of grass where I would let the leash go and he could just be free to sniff whatever he wanted. I kept a close eye on him and had all sorts of plans in case there was any danger. But then something I hadn't planned for happened. Two geese walked by with about four babies. Our recall isn't the best to be honest, and that was one of the things I was trying to work on, so Kody approached and barked at the geese.
One of the parents hissed at him and drove him behind a parked car where I couldn't see what happened, but all of a sudden I heard him shriek. Next thing I saw he was walking home very quickly and just glancing back to make sure I was following. I knew he needed to be home and safe.
Kody is fine, but now we're working through the PTSD. He was fine going outside for about a day, but then what happened seemed to set in and now he's afraid. He will go out to potty, but wants to come right back in. He also holds it much longer than he normally would. I know from all our previous experiences to just let him decide when it's best to go out and try to make going outside very fun and rewarding, and not to pressure him. In the past he has never chosen to go potty inside, so I'm not worried about that at all.
I'm sure that must have been a pretty scary experience for him.