Theo is driving me crazy! Anytime we are on a walk and he doesn't want to do something (usually if he has just picked up something and I say "drop it" or try to take it from him, but also sometimes if I give him a command he doesn't want to follow) he goes nuts and throws what I can only refer to as a temper tantrum! He starts bucking up and down like a bronco, tries to jump on me and claw at me and even snap at me with his teeth. He pulls at the leash and tries to run away, and it's all I can do to hold on to him! Today someone pulled up in their car and asked if he was having a seizure! It was pretty mortifying...not to mention that Theo has broken free of his leash a couple of times during these tantrums and ran into the middle of the street, and I'm scared that he will get killed or injured!
I try to control him. I try to stay calm, I have tried essentially tackling him until he calms down, but I usually get many scratches and bites as a result. I try redirecting him with a treat or command, but all focus is completely out of the window. What can I do? Why on earth does he freak out so much, and how can I prevent it?
Also, this seems different than the zoomies which he more so does in happy moments...but then, what do I know, could these "tantrums" be an extension of that?