View Full Version : Why won't my dog walk through a door
gizzy123
Aug 10, 2010, 04:42 PM
My larhso apso dog has become frightened to walk through any open door in the house. When I try to help her and entice her through its like she see's something we don't and gets confused then scurry's through. Please can anyone help.
Aurora_Bell
Aug 10, 2010, 05:22 PM
Did something happen to her that made her nervous? Did she get a paw or a tail caught in the door?
What you could try, is standing on one sode of the door with a treat and coax her out, when she walks through, praise and praise some more. Will she let you pick her up and walk through the door? You can always walk through the door a few times using nice, comforting words while she is in your arms. And than let her walk through the door on her own.
Wondergirl
Aug 10, 2010, 05:44 PM
If something happened to her once at a doorway (she got hurt or pinched somehow), she will associate that pain with ANY door. (I just finished Temple Grandin's book, Talking in Pictures. Be sure to read the chapter on dogs.) Follow Aurora's advice and let us know what happens.