Re: Help - dog scared of the kitchen

In article <j6VBf.42336$7S.9319@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
djten***@xxxxxxxxxx says...
> I remember a call a few years ago on NPR about a problem like this. They
> figured it had to do with the look or feel of the kitchen floor. They
> suggested using an inexpensive, runner-type carpet across the kitchen floor
> (like to the food bowl). After the dog showed that it would walk across the
> carpet comfortably, they would cut a foot or so off of it. It could take a
> while, but eventually the carpet would be small enough to remove and
> hopefully the dog had gotten used to the floor. I think it had to do with
> the shine making the floor look wet or invisible to the dog. I'm confident
> that forcing her in the kitchen would scar her, but some treats and pets
> might help her ease her way in. Good luck

I had a similar thing happen with one of my cats: one day she just
freaked out and started trying to do what looked like a sideways
moonwalk across the kitchen floor - looked like an invisible hand was
pushing her. So weird! Finally figured out that she was seeing her
reflection in the floor and trying to get away from it.

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