Puppy Leash Training

[Jay C. Maddox]

Hello All,
I've been reading the Berner digests for a few months now, as I am the new owner of a Berner pup, Hadley, who is 10 weeks old. I have a question regarding leash training.
Hadley is doing great...she can already sit, stay and come. She is basically very good on a leash, but we run into problems on our morning and evening walks from our house. We live on a busy street, so we cross the street on our walks to get to a dead-end street that is much more quiet. Walking away from the house is a real hassle. Hadley clearly doesn't like to leave her house/yard. Once we're on our dead-end street, she'll more often than not, park herself and start whimpering. I have her on a flexi-lead and will walk to the end of it...she will come for a treat, but will once again sit in the middle of the street and whimper. Often she will beg to be picked up and carried. I've taken to "waiting her out", giving her encouragment when she finally gets off her behind and heads in the right direction, but she can be stubborn. I don't want to make walks tramatic for her or drag her down the street, but she seems like a real homebody. The walk home is a joy...and she often breaks into a trot as we get closer to the house. If I drive her in the car somewhere (like my workplace), she behaves perfectly on her leash - it is more of a neighborhood issue. I think, perhaps, she sees our yard (11 acres) as a much more "fun" place than walking on a lousy dead-end street (I should note that we are walking on a paved street, as much of our 11 acres is now mud and lake after 12 inches of rain during the last week). I certainly don't expect her to be perfect at this stage, but does anyone have any suggestions for a stubborn walker?
Thanks,
Jay Maddox & Hadley
Santa Rosa, CA