Dog Afraid To Walk Across Floor

Digging nails in for traction and it didn t work out well.

Dog afraid to walk across floor.

Major problem as my entire main floor is hardwood. Your dog may look adorably cute as he clumsily stumbles around your floor or glides around like an ice skater. For some dogs walking on a slick wood or tile floor may feel like walking across a sheet of ice. Also he just doesnt seem himself like he is stressed out about it all.

Dogs with conditions like arthritis for example are often more hesitant on slick floors because of the pain that occurs when they struggle to stay upright while slipping and the fact that their leg muscles may be weak from disuse. But to your dog he might as well be walking on ice he can t get a grip. It started a few days ago with timid steps and now he all together avoids them. If your dog is fearful due to his lack of control while walking on a slippery floor provide him with some traction.

If your dog has never seen shiny slick floor surfaces before he ll probably refuse to walk on it. A senior dog may be fearful of trying to rise and walk on hardwood floors. Alternatively and unpleasantly if a new rescue dog seems stressed or afraid to walk on your floors it may be because they were punished for walking in a certain area like the kitchen and associate the floor type with previous bad experiences. Additionally senior dogs have more difficulty going from a lying down to standing position.

I have come across many dogs that were either rescues or not socialized enough that are afraid of walking on certain surfaces. But these tumbles are seriously dangerous to his health. This method of having a dog face its fears directly is known as flooding. The most common surfaces are usually slippery ones such as laminate tile linoleum or metal such as manhole covers on the street vents etc.

You are not alone. Hi my just over 1yr old standard poodle has all of a sudden become afraid of walking on hardwood flooring. The uncertainty of that experience. Also some dogs have fallen slid into a wall tripped stood still when their feet splayed out from under them or tried to walk across it by using their nails i e.

Slipping during the act of rising compounds the problem by several magnitudes. My malamute has recently been afraid to walk on floors. Cesar millan in one of his episodes helps a dog fearful of walking on a slippery floor by simply walking over it. You can t get your grip and you feel like you re going to fall.