I have a 12 week old pup who is terrified, and I mean terrified of goign dwon steps for some reason. She will pull as hard as she can backing up from the steps and will whine & cry and wiggle as though to try and get off her leash/collar so she doesn't have to go down steps. It doesn't seem to matter if there are 6 steps of 20 if they are green & metal or concrete she just will not go down them. I usually end up giving up on trying to coax her down them and end up carrying her. Shes 20 lbs already though so I am not going to be able to carry her for much longer! She has no problem going up stairs at all, that doesn't scare her. She also used to seem afraid to jump off the couch, maybe 1.5 off the ground or so but recently has started doing that sometimes on her own.
Any suggestions on trying to help break this fear would be great!!
Any suggestions on trying to help break this fear would be great!!