Even when my past dogs lived on acreage and would get to play and run when I was outside, they still LOVED it when I'd ask if they wanted to go on a walk. They'd become ecstatic....even though they might have been rip roaring around the pasture or woods on my property. Something about going with me and going somewhere off the property...someplace they didn't go every day made them so joyful. Plus, I enjoy walking with them. Even now, when I have to use a leash, we love taking walks...short ones, long ones...something off the property. Mostly now, it's just Jose` or my son's dog I take for walks.
Chulita has issues with going for walks now that her vision is screwed up. However, after a successful walk around Lowe's home improvement store, my daughter and I took her and Jose` to this big park they had never been to, but one we use to go to when the kids were little. There were woodsy trails and a big grassy field where people were having bbq's and kids were playing. She LOVED it...wasn't afraid of anything and trotted along the trail like she use to in Idaho. So, that fearful thing has me a little baffled. Maybe it's just around here on the sidewalks. Maybe something in particular frightened her and she's associated it with a certain kind of place. So, more parks for us. Anyhow, they love going to new places.