ok my dog is weird

[*mrgrizz*]

last week one of my dogs decided he is scared of thr tiles and now won't go on them.

today he has decided he is also scared of the lino and won't even come in the back door.

how do you correct this behaviour? because i have no idea

[punch*drunk]

I cant give you any advice but you just reminded me how my little dog used to hate walking on the rubber mats outside my doors, she'd always try and come through the door at the very edge to avoid walking on them. Took me years to realise her feet were so little they probably went right through the holes in the rubber lol.

[cherry*135]

Put mats down for him to walk over the hard floors on? A practical short term answer.

[*mrgrizz*]

i've put down some towels

what a weird dog

[twyngwyn]

could be his nails

https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100705183233AAPTxHZ

[puddleback]

Or does he need to have his paws (hair) trimmed? He might be slipping on the smooth surfaces??

[puddleback]

between his pads I meant...

Also is he getting old?? If he has arthritic joints he may feel unsafe on the smooth surface...like he may slip and hurt himself. As my schnauzer got older he didn't like using the doggie door as he used to trip over the step and then slip on the lino.....

[*mrgrizz*]

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@twyngwyn wrote:

could be his nails

https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100705183233AAPTxHZ

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thanks for that link.

that may be the problem. i'll take him to the groomer.

it appears it's only if he stops and thinks about it.

they both just come through at a million miles per hour

[*mrgrizz*]

he is only just over 2.

they both get around flat out everywhere, quite often lose their feet in corners

[horizon1907]

🙂 I had a cat who did the same thing. I put a Mat at the front door and she would just sit there. Wouldn't move. Then, I discovered that the Mat was made from Pure Nylon and generated Static Electricity. Alas, puss never went near it. She hated it. 🙂