19weeks old but wont go down stairs..

sometimes it has to do with slippery surface of the stairs. I remember when Che was a wee puppy we had wooden stairs and he did not have good traction on it... not that it stopped him:lol:
If I were you I would start having my own parties downstairs when your pup is upstairs... got some good toys, nice smelly treats, lots of silly behavior etc... also if your pup has a buddy he likes to play I would just invite the buddy and have good time too...downstairs, with pup being upstairs... see if he wants to join in...
I have no personal experience with such problems as we are rather waay on other side, have 2 flying shelties sometimes not such a great idea either, specially if one flying missile is 40 lbs:lol:
 
If he ran, then it means that was just too much, try two steps less and do it again until you get the desired outcome. Without scaring him or scolding, lol
This will show you what is fear threshold is with those stairs at this moment. Definitely let him take his time and go very slow, he may have had a very scary incident where the steps 'bit' him...:eek2::lol:
Shelties are just too smart and don't forget such things lol
 
SheepOfBlue said:
Be thankful Sca thinks all the furniture and me are just part of his motocross track :eek2:
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Sounds like My house :biggrin2:

I wouldn't be too put off by this, see if you can coax him down gently a few times using a lead or by his collar, Iam sure once he does go down a few times he will be flying up and down in No time, sounds like he's hight sensitive, tall or steep walled on both side staircases will sometimes put them off as pups, it makes it look like they are going down into oblivion.
 
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I got April when she was 15 months old. She had to be taught how to climb/go down stairs. She'd been babied, I seem to remember the breeder I got her from had said she'd always been carried. I think that's why she has a bit of a princess attitude. Didn't take too long for her to get the hang of it.
 
Emma didn't like the steps from the deck when she was little. No amount of coaxing got her down. What I did, was walk her down step by step as follows:

Take front paws, put on next step down. Take back paws, put on same step. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

She soon got it.

Toffee's Mom suggested what I was going to - start with just a few steps and work the way back to the top.
 
I have 35 steps to get the dogs outside, it sucks. I carry the babies out until I think they are big enough to not get run over by the big dogs. Then I work them on the steps by themselves. Once I decide they are going to do steps, I put a treat on every step of one section of the stairwell and then sit on the landing with a book. It can take them a long time (hence the book). Many figure it out on their own that way. And when they do, we have a giant party at the bottom. If they really don't get it after several attempts, I just put them on a leash and pull them down, then party at the bottom.

I would leave him up there if he goes up and then whines. If he wants down bad enough, he will figure it out.
 
We went through something similar with Sadie; she was about 4 months when she learned. We made a game out of it; I would place her on the 3rd or 4th step from the bottom and then put a piece of her kibble on the step below. At first I had to coax her by placing her front feet on step below. It didn't take her long to move down the steps to get to the kibble...

I placed the kibble zig zag down as she tended to go that way down at first.

The following day's I'd increase it by a step and by the end of a week or two she had it down. We have two sets of stairs in our house one is carpeted and the other is not and she could do both.
 
we are into our second agility class with Leo- some dogs have to be coaxed over every piece of equipment and some run like have no care in the world...
I think part of it is dog's personality and part of it is owner's response to learning problem solving.
 
Yes the beach in Brigantine is dog friendly till Memorial Day with leashes. But the "north end" is dog friendly all year long. Also "Dog Beach" in Somers Point is a good place all year long. It's at the base of the most northern bridge from Ocean City.
 
marleys mom said:
Yes the beach in Brigantine is dog friendly till Memorial Day with leashes. But the "north end" is dog friendly all year long. Also "Dog Beach" in Somers Point is a good place all year long. It's at the base of the most northern bridge from Ocean City.
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We go to the "Dog Beach" (I actually think it is egg harbor twp., but it is at the base of the Longport Bridge, all the time. We actually spread my last dog's ashes at that beach. There are a few unruly dogs there sometimes, so we don't go their too much. This time of the year we prefer the other side of the bridge on the north end of Ocean City.
 
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