<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">This is classic FLAT BASSET. If he is in the street you have to move him yourself.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Otherwise what I would do is get a long leash, maybe a Flexi will work, move yourself away from him a couple of yards and wait. Turn your back. Do not pet, talk,<strong> or let anyone else touch, talk or pay attention to him. </strong>Tell approaching people please to ignore the dog completely.</font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">You will wait a LONG time because he has learned this lesson VERY well. Now you have to convince him that it is counterproductive. He is to be 100% totally ignored until he moves,<em> if</em> he does. Do not offer treats as a bribe. He has to learn that this behavior is not going to get him anything at all. If he gets up and comes then he gets treat and a quiet Good Boy but don't make it a major production. Revel in your success quietly. Otherwise he will learn all he has to do to get a treat is walk two feet and go down again.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">If you are in the house when he does it, walk away and do something else. If he has the Halti on leave it on but unclip the leash and go steam clean the front yard or something. Do not speak to him, offer treats, pet him or inquire if he is ok, by now you KNOW HE IS.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">If he gets up and walks around same thing-- very low-key praise.</font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Otherwise you get to carry him, and a lot of people end up doing just that. This is a power struggle. In power struggles between Bassets and people I suspect the Basset wins about 95% of the time.</font></font></div>
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<div>MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis Conley (who flat bassets now and then) and Cooper (who is appalled.)<br></div>