he paces and runs into the walls trying to get out .i had him for a year do you think someone hurt him? what can i do to make him feel safe?
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I have an english bulldog with the same behavior. She refuses to go upstairs most times, as if she's scared to. But I've had her since she was 8 weeks old and she was imported from a breeder in Hungary so she has never been mistreated. Email me if you want to talk more in depth about this... has your bully just recently started spooking like that? Or has he been this way ever since you got him?
It's possible that he may have a bad past, but that isn't always the truth either. To make him feel safe in your house you need to build a trust between the dog and yourself. When he is standing at the door wanting to get out, call his name, have him sit, and then reward him with a treat. The feedback will eventually send him a message that standing away from the door will be the correct thing to do.
Also, show him how much you love him, pet him, cuddle with him, let him sit on your lap. It might not happen very quickly, but the door will soon be his last resort.
But do make sure that he's not standing there asking to go to the bathroom! :] hehe.
apperantly a person abused him. or it may be a phsycotic dog (this a health problem im not saying ur dog is dumb r anything like that) here is an article i copy-pasted for ya:
A psychosis is defined as a mental disturbance of such degree that there is personality disintegration and loss of contact with reality. The line between neurotic and psychotic behavior is not well defined, even by psychiatrists and psychologists. Two prevailing criteria can be added to the definition of a neurotic dog to describe, for this purpose, a psychotic behavior. These involve circumstances in which the dog's behavior is dangerous to himself or to the safety of others, and in which the dog appears to be unaware of the behavior during and/or very shortly thereafter his actions.
If only the first criterion were to be applied to biting or self-mutilating dogs, then they would incorrectly be considered psychotic. In fact, many people believe that any biting dog should be labeled as a "psycho" and destroyed immediately, regardless of the circumstances. On the other hand, if the second element applies, and the dog is unaware of his behavior, it would seem reasonable to apply the psychotic label. The dog that appears to have withdrawn from reality or suffers episodes of withdrawal could be either psychotic or physically ill. If the behavior fits the basic neurotic model and is also in some way harmful to life or well-being, then the animal may be psychotic, if otherwise healthy.
Dogs that are defined as psychotic have included the following symptoms: Dogs that suffer "avalanches" of rage for no clinical reasons and do not respond to external stimuli; manic-depressive animals that vacillate between depression and wild activity; and depressed dogs that fail to respond even to powerful stimuli, such as hunger, as when dogs starve to death in the presence of food. These cases have been seen in pet dogs as well as laboratory animals. The rage and manic-depressive states occur mainly in excitable types, whereas depression usually occurs in those with inhibitive tendencies. Some notable factors in the medical histories of apparently psychotic pet dogs are listed below.
* Early distemper (before 3 months of age).
* Serious parasitic infection (before 6 months of age).
* Severe beatings.
* Accidental injury, especially to the spine and/or head.
* Accidental drug overdose.
* Prolonged corticosteroid or other drug therapy.
* Diabetes
* Extreme psychic trauma.
The underlying physical problems are rarely, if ever, investigated with the same dedication applied to humans with similar conditions. As a result, the dogs are generally destroyed, which solves the owner's immediate problem, but offers no progress toward understanding of the problem's causes.
A friend had the same problem ... Says it was Ghost / Spirits which could be the reason the dog is afraid of going inside ... His dog still won't go inside the house no matter what whether its raining or so hot outside ... His friends even bought their dogs and they wouldn't go inside either ... He found out that someone had died in the house before he purchased the house and thinks the spirit is still around ...
Hope I don't scare you ...
Could it be a noise of some kind? My dog goes ape when he hears a high pitch noise like a cell beeping on low battery or a low battery on a smoke detector. The smoke detector was in the basement and he hear it from upstairs.
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