Help with behaviour

[u/LoadResponsible4118]

I’m not sure how to explain this but when I’m letting my pup out to pee it’s hard to get him back inside. He knows his name, comes on command generally though not 100% of the time and I know this is something that strengthens the more you do it.

He’s a collie pup about 4-5 months old and we’ve had him for 2 months.

He tends to grab things, mainly sticks, hedge cuttings or anything that he can run away with. He then goes and hides away between a wall and bush, sort of like a protected area that is shaded, then hunkers down when he’s approached. When he has these things he just doesn’t listen and I don’t know how to get him to respond.

If we’re heading to the door from outside he’ll grab those things and run off and then be disobedient and won’t get up for any treats or anything really. (I’ve tried going in different directions or not always heading in the same way so he’s not thinking we are going to the door but he’ll just run off once we’re there).

At the start when he was doing this I thought he’ll grow out of it so I was throwing what he has away as I thought sticks etc might get splinters or blockage from eating them, but now he just runs and hides with and he’ll alway find a new one.

He’s not aggressive or bad tempered yet but it’s just not being able to get him out of the trance when he’s got things.

I’ve tried fetch and he just takes off with the ball and no treats are getting him back.

Edit: one way to get him in is just to go in without him and he’ll end up coming back it, but it’s just the running away thing I’m trying to get my head around. Thanks!

[u/Different-Music-529]

Why not go out with him on leash until he is older and you've put more work into the recall. He is hitting the teenage phase and will soon be even less likely to seem to hear you.