I know I don't post here a lot, but I read this forum all the time. I hope someone can help me with this problem.
My Dobe (Sergie) is acting afraid of me. I have no idea why, we used to play around all the time, and he seemed to have a lot of fun. Know if I make a sudden movement he runs to his crate. If I was an outsider looking in, I would think he was beaten. I want to make it clear I have never beaten him, never will.
He does not act this way with my wife or my 9 year old boy, just me. The only thing I can think of is we were playing outside in the yard playing chase. I twisted my ankle pretty bad and fell down (had to crawl into the house) and he was looking at me like he wanted to know why I stopped playing with him. Could this have caused his odd behavior? If not can anyone think of why he is acting this way? And what can I do to get him back to normal? He still comes around to get pet, still sits on my foot, still goes out for walks, and eats normal. It’s just the sudden movement that cause him to run away scared.
Thanks for any insight.
My Dobe (Sergie) is acting afraid of me. I have no idea why, we used to play around all the time, and he seemed to have a lot of fun. Know if I make a sudden movement he runs to his crate. If I was an outsider looking in, I would think he was beaten. I want to make it clear I have never beaten him, never will.
He does not act this way with my wife or my 9 year old boy, just me. The only thing I can think of is we were playing outside in the yard playing chase. I twisted my ankle pretty bad and fell down (had to crawl into the house) and he was looking at me like he wanted to know why I stopped playing with him. Could this have caused his odd behavior? If not can anyone think of why he is acting this way? And what can I do to get him back to normal? He still comes around to get pet, still sits on my foot, still goes out for walks, and eats normal. It’s just the sudden movement that cause him to run away scared.
Thanks for any insight.