Dog Will Not Walk On Hardwood Floor Now

It seems she is coming around with the cushion floor but not having any luck with the laminate.

Dog will not walk on hardwood floor now.

A senior dog may be fearful of trying to rise and walk on hardwood floors. If you have hardwood floors in your home you will notice that your dog will have even a harder time walking through an area with 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. Things like manhole covers or sewer grates may trip up a dog walking in the city and laminate vinyl tile or wood floors may be disconcerting for a dog who has never had to walk on them before.

My dog is 17 with back problems that cause his rear to wobble and thus he sometimes falls. Or your dog might be so terrified of your tiles that he will avoid walking on them altogether. Slipping during the act of rising compounds the problem by several magnitudes. Hardwood floors are hard for older dogs to walk on.

After examining my dog s paws i found them to be dry and callused. This is a good read. This can lead them to be extra cautious as they walk across a slippery floor. Unfortunately awkwardly walking across the floor can only make the problem worse.

When she realizes that she walked on the laminate to get to a mat she will actually stay on the mat and cry. He is not scared of the hardwood floors but struggled to walk on them without sliding. Some dogs are outright afraid of walking on a slippery floor.