I have a three year old female border collie/flatcoat retriever who has in the last three days developed some very very frustrating behavior. She'll be fine all evening, until it comes to bedtime. She will very suddenly begin panting very heavily. She jumps into the tub and whines. When I ignore her, she whines by my bed. I get up to let her out, and she enthusiastically runs to the door. When I open the door, she tries to run away.... doesn't wanna go out anymore. Finally I usually end up locking her out of my room, and she continues her heavy panting and occasional whining just outside the door until I finally fall asleep hours later. Needless to say, I am losing my patience.
Bedtime has never been a problem with her, with the exception of one week while she was a puppy. As a pup I kenneled her for bedtime, when she was older she had free reign in my bedroom, and more recently I leave the bedroom door open because she likes the cool floor in the bathroom. I have no idea why this behavior has started so suddenly. I can tell that she's anxious or distressed, but I know she's not sick. When I touch her, she's kind of trembly. There's no noise or anything going on in the neighborhood to bother us.
Have you seen this behavior in other dogs? Do you have any idea what might be causing it?
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