Help my dog hates the outdoors!!!

[Alysser]

I agree with Karen. Associate going outside to something he LOVES, for example, playing fetch or seeing other dogs. Just something that he absolutely loves. As you keep associating him with something he likes and the outdoors he will realize that it's not so bad and begin getting used to the sounds of the environment such as cars, etc.

Do you know of anything that happened outside that may have spooked him?

[Freedom]

To maintain your sanity, teach him to use puppy pads indoors.

Is it the train which spooks him outside?

[jamiejones]

I take him for a walk about once a day. I have been home for spring break and he has slowly adjusted to being outside and is not as spooked because the train is no where around. I am leaving to go back to my apartment tomorrow so it should be interesting.

I do take him to parks and what not but I think the train has a lot to do with it. He rears back like a horse and gets freaked out. He is a beginner dog course through petsmart right now. He has completed 3 of 6 weeks so far.

[Karen]

Sounds like you're making lots of progress! As he gets more experience, things will spook him less and less.

[DriftyAlison0]

And if he is six months of age it could be the "I am afraid of everything" faze. Keep working with him and do what the others have recommended. Make the outdoors fun.

[RICHARD]

I almost whizzed my pants when I read this thread.

I live with a 6 year old Goldendoodle named.......TUCKER!

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I think the 'Doodles' do have some tics that are inherent to the breed.

Tuck is skittish and jumps when he hears sudden noises and sometimes barks to the point where he is irritating.

He has to let you know he wants to go outdoors, so he'll bark like a maniac to get our attention.

That is when the back door is closed, When the door is open?

He just has to push on the storm door to go out.

He doesn't know enough to go to the door to check to see if he can go out on his own!

Tuck is a good dog, but there are times when I wonder if he'll ever get the hang of things.....

[daja]

hi
i have a dog and his name is fusky , he is such a very cute....
i want to buy some cloths for my dogs..............