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Help - dog scared of the kitchen
Hi all,
I'm really confused by all of this. When I arrived home last night, my 1 year old Retriever was sat shaking in the conservatory and would not enter the kitchen/dining room (ajoining) at all. She was happy to go outside, but is really scared of the kitchen. Having finally coaxed her through the kitchen, she is happy in the lounge and upstairs, but still will not enter the kitchen. We thought at first that perhaps a mouse or rat was present which had bitten her, but we can find no evidence and the fact that our cat is immune to all of this seems to point to a different cause. It has been suggested that perhaps someone climbed into the house through the dog flap and terrorised my dog, but I am not sure as she was confident going through the dog flap. Does anyone have any idea of how to reassure my dog and give her confidence to enter the kitchen again - or perhaps have an idea of what is going on? Many thanks, Mark |
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Help - dog scared of the kitchen
I remember a call a few years ago on NPR about a problem like this. They
figured it had to do with the look or feel of the kitchen floor. They suggested using an inexpensive, runner-type carpet across the kitchen floor (like to the food bowl). After the dog showed that it would walk across the carpet comfortably, they would cut a foot or so off of it. It could take a while, but eventually the carpet would be small enough to remove and hopefully the dog had gotten used to the floor. I think it had to do with the shine making the floor look wet or invisible to the dog. I'm confident that forcing her in the kitchen would scar her, but some treats and pets might help her ease her way in. Good luck Deb wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, I'm really confused by all of this. When I arrived home last night, my 1 year old Retriever was sat shaking in the conservatory and would not enter the kitchen/dining room (ajoining) at all. She was happy to go outside, but is really scared of the kitchen. Having finally coaxed her through the kitchen, she is happy in the lounge and upstairs, but still will not enter the kitchen. We thought at first that perhaps a mouse or rat was present which had bitten her, but we can find no evidence and the fact that our cat is immune to all of this seems to point to a different cause. It has been suggested that perhaps someone climbed into the house through the dog flap and terrorised my dog, but I am not sure as she was confident going through the dog flap. Does anyone have any idea of how to reassure my dog and give her confidence to enter the kitchen again - or perhaps have an idea of what is going on? Many thanks, Mark |
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