Slippery floors
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some dogs are just scared of those kinds of floors. I had a dog staying with me for a month that had never seen anything but a kennel and grass. He was afraid to come into the hous, let alone walk on the hardwood and tile floors. He would slink against the cabinets or not move at all.
Luckily he really liked food and me, so I dropped a treat trail on the floor little bits at a time and lured him on them till he got used to them. His food drive was a lot hight than his fear of the floors. thankfully he had good nerves and stuff so he got used to them relatively quickly.
Luckily he really liked food and me, so I dropped a treat trail on the floor little bits at a time and lured him on them till he got used to them. His food drive was a lot hight than his fear of the floors. thankfully he had good nerves and stuff so he got used to them relatively quickly.
Ahhh, I see!
I would guess he either doesn't like how it feels or he's not used to the sound of his nails clicking on the wood, but since you said his nails are well trimmed I'm leaning towards the former.
But the footies could still work even if it's not a slipping problem. Maybe he just needs something to change the way the floor "feels" on his feet!
Do you have a similar surface in your own home where you can work with him to try and get him used to the feeling?
I would guess he either doesn't like how it feels or he's not used to the sound of his nails clicking on the wood, but since you said his nails are well trimmed I'm leaning towards the former.
But the footies could still work even if it's not a slipping problem. Maybe he just needs something to change the way the floor "feels" on his feet!
Do you have a similar surface in your own home where you can work with him to try and get him used to the feeling?
Is he alright going to pet stores?
I had a Greyhound in one of my classes that had the same issue. His owners were concerned about having any small dogs in class because I guess he had a high prey drive. He was also very attached to his GSD sister. I used both of those to our advantage. We briskly started walking out the door after Sasha (his GSD) we got about 5 feet. He put on the brakes. He pulled me back into the back room. I peeked out the door and saw that there was a small dog about 10 feet away. We went out again. We got close to the small dog and then he saw the bunnies in thier hex. He focused on them. We jumped from enclosure to enclosure and were able to get him out. The next week his dad started walking him in and he put on the brakes again. I took Luke (Grey) outside and briskly walked in and kept going. He was pretty much fine after that. S ofine in fact that he became a nuissance at home because he wouldnt stay out of the kitchen.
So find something that your dog REALLY loves and start out small. Clickering might help. Click him for putting a toe on the floor and so on.
I had a Greyhound in one of my classes that had the same issue. His owners were concerned about having any small dogs in class because I guess he had a high prey drive. He was also very attached to his GSD sister. I used both of those to our advantage. We briskly started walking out the door after Sasha (his GSD) we got about 5 feet. He put on the brakes. He pulled me back into the back room. I peeked out the door and saw that there was a small dog about 10 feet away. We went out again. We got close to the small dog and then he saw the bunnies in thier hex. He focused on them. We jumped from enclosure to enclosure and were able to get him out. The next week his dad started walking him in and he put on the brakes again. I took Luke (Grey) outside and briskly walked in and kept going. He was pretty much fine after that. S ofine in fact that he became a nuissance at home because he wouldnt stay out of the kitchen.
So find something that your dog REALLY loves and start out small. Clickering might help. Click him for putting a toe on the floor and so on.