Hi there. I got my ex-racer just under two weeks ago - she's 7 (today!) and lived in a home for two years previously but was returned because the family had a baby. The kennels say they never had any problem with her walking, and her previous home said she was perfect, it was just bad timing. For the first week, she was absolutely fine. Went on her walks with no trouble. Now, for the past few days, she's been refusing to go on her walks. She's excited when I get her lead out, but as soon as I open the front door, she doesn't want to leave. I can bribe her with chicken to get down the steps, and sometimes she'll walk for about 10 meters, then shut down, no matter what direction we go in. I've tried bribes, I've tried waiting, getting down on her level and reasoning with her...I've tried herding her from the back...none of it resets her. She cowers and shakes, and insists we turn around and go home. She doesn't seem in pain and walks fine when she wants to! She also will go out to the back garden just fine to have a look around and do her business. She's my first dog and I'm finding it really hard going that she won't leave the house, and nothing has changed in the week since she came back so I cannot figure out the issue. The weather has been fine, the street is fairly quiet. She doesn't seem to have excess energy and is happy to sleep 20 hours a day, but I'm going to be returning to work in September and she's meant to be coming with me to my office. If she refuses to leave the house that's going to be a huge problem. Is this something that people have found settles down when their greyhounds settle in?