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Puppy is Afraid of Stairs?

I have been doing some work on my house. I removed the carpet from my stairs and painted them. My puppy now refuses to go up and down them. Could removing the carpet be the cause?

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August 22, 20170 found this helpful

Yes. It might be more slippery for him. He will learn to go more slowly and get used to it.

 

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August 22, 20170 found this helpful

Be sure his/her nails are clipped. Are the stairs slippery to you? They do have special paint products to add to paint to make them less slippery but hopefully your puppy is just afraid of the change in his regular playing field.

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Maybe you could help your pup by sitting on the stairs and let him come to you - just a few steps at a time until he adjusts but they may be a danger to a puppy if they are very slippery.
Puppies like to bound up and down stairs and a fall may cause even more fear. Try to keep him calm around the stairs - no hurrying and no standing at the top or bottom clapping your hands to get him to try it - wait a while for that.

 

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August 22, 20170 found this helpful

The puppy may have slipped when you were not around and now he is frightened of getting on the stairs. are the stairs slippery to you?

Why not try sitting on the stairs and getting him to come up one or two steps at a time.

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Try to keep him calm around the stairs so he will not slip/fall and get hurt.

 

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August 23, 20170 found this helpful

Just like me! I'm more scared of going up and down bare stairs in my heels over carpeted heals. It is probably that.

 

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August 26, 20170 found this helpful

Yes he probably felt safer with the rug.It is probably slippery he will get used to them.I have had many dogs scared of stairs in time they all get use too them.Make sure you help him down until then, so he does not fall.

 
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