Hi guys,
I have a mixed breed GSD and Pharoah hound. I have had him for 8 months, and he is 13 months old. I have a problem with him, and it worries me. He was fine getting in a car for the first 7 months we had him, in fact he loved it. Then one day he decided that he would not get into the car, no matter how much coaxing, and treats he wouldn't move. Now at 8 months I am having the same problem with him going outside. We were having a BBQ the other night and he was fine, when out of the blue he started tugging real hard on his run. Almost frantically. So I took him off the leash, and he wandered around the yard. Since then he won't go outside. He will go as far as the porch, and just sit there. I have to pick him up and carry all 70 lbs of him into my backyard. He seems really docile, and has kept his ears back most of the time, and almost seems skittish. I have never hit my dog, nor yelled at him, and I don't understand what is going on. I have had 4 beagles, a red bone hound, an irish setter, and a husky, and have never seen anything like this. Can anyone give me any advice on what I should do? Thank you if you can.
I have a mixed breed GSD and Pharoah hound. I have had him for 8 months, and he is 13 months old. I have a problem with him, and it worries me. He was fine getting in a car for the first 7 months we had him, in fact he loved it. Then one day he decided that he would not get into the car, no matter how much coaxing, and treats he wouldn't move. Now at 8 months I am having the same problem with him going outside. We were having a BBQ the other night and he was fine, when out of the blue he started tugging real hard on his run. Almost frantically. So I took him off the leash, and he wandered around the yard. Since then he won't go outside. He will go as far as the porch, and just sit there. I have to pick him up and carry all 70 lbs of him into my backyard. He seems really docile, and has kept his ears back most of the time, and almost seems skittish. I have never hit my dog, nor yelled at him, and I don't understand what is going on. I have had 4 beagles, a red bone hound, an irish setter, and a husky, and have never seen anything like this. Can anyone give me any advice on what I should do? Thank you if you can.