Dog reactive on walks

Can you stay where you are and up the value of whatever you are using to keep the focus on you??

I'd thought about that and tried hot dogs this morning, but she didn't do any better.  My other two dogs would stand on their heads for hot dogs, but maybe hot dogs are just not Zoey's thing.  I'll try some other different treats and see if I can find something she just can't resist. 

My dog has the same problem!  He would do sits and stays in the house and backyard perfectly with distractions (treats/toys...).  But as soon as we move out front, he freaks out at every car that passes by.  Food also doesn't have as much attraction now that he's outside. 

Try working on stays out front.  After some work he can now stay through a passing car, but with a LOT of whimpering.  I just watch him really closely and give him a quick correction whenever he's about to move.  Then I'll release him as soon as the car's out of sight.

I would say to keep working with her in the front.  Even if she might be a little slow and distracted, praise her lavishly when she does get it right.

Since your dog will do a good sit in your backyard, maybe you could start there, and then slowly progress to the front yard, or wherever it is that you want the dog to be. This is just an idea....have the dog sit and watch you, etc where it's comfortable doing it, then move just a few  feet away and do it again, until you're gradually and eventually in the area where the dog is not paying attention to you, and see if you can get her to do that that way. If she starts to not pay attention, maybe go back a  couple steps, and then try again until she will watch you even in the 'distraction zone'.

Though this does seem like sort of a slow process....just an idea.

Zoey did much better on her walk today!  It turns out that asking her to sit and focus on me when she is very excited about taking a walk was just too much to ask.  I tried having her heel and look up at me and that worked so much better!  The first half of the walk (we went all the way around the block!) she was a little distracted- she looked around and only glanced at me every three steps or so, which I would reward her for.  The second half of the walk she was focused mostly on me and only glanced around her occassionally- but I was always able to easily bring her attention back to me.  We even encountered a dog (it was about six houses away) and I did a quick turn around.  She didn't even see the dog because she was focused on me at the time.  Today I actually feel a little hopeful that some day she might be able to control herself on walks!

WOOOHOOOO!  Good girl Zoey!!  You'll get there - just keep at it!!