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New apartment - on the second floor, HELP!
I have a 5 year old Flat Coated Retriever mix - she's about the size
of a beagle. Due to a family emergency, she had to stay with family while I moved recently, so she came home to an all new environment, new furniture, etc. The biggest difference is that I'm on the second floor of an apartment building. We have 15 concrete steps leading up to the second floor, with no vertical panels on them (you can see through the backs of the steps). She's never really done these type of steps before - she's fine indoors, carpeted, wood, etc. She'll even go DOWN these new steps without problems, it's coming back up that are causing problems. Everything I'm reading says don't carry the dog, leave her down at the bottom, but that only really works indoors, where she's not out in a public space and able to run away. And I can't alter the steps by laying sheets over them and other such tips. Tonight I coaxed her all the way up for the first time by sitting near the top with some bacon and once she saw me eating it, she very carefully tiptoed her way up. I don't have a lot of time in the morning before work to work with her, so when she doesn't cooperate, I don't yell, but I do carry her back upstairs so I can get going. Evenings are the only real time I have to work with her. Any suggestions?? Please either post here or email me at . Thanks! Tiffany |
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