Anxious Pom
Hi everyone!
I have a 4 year old Pomeranian who has been acting strange lately. She hides under the bed and wont come out. When we aren't home, she gated off in the laundry room with her sister and brother. (Its a good sized space, I just don't want them roaming!) The other 2 dogs are very well behaved, but this one is having a hard time. We set up a gopro to spy on them when we were gone for work and she walks around the laundry room, barks, and scratches at the gate. The other 2 try to sleep while she goes nuts. She is the only one not fixed. Could that be the issue? Any suggestions for helping this? Theres toys in the space to keep her busy, food and water.
Thanks!
Hiding under the bed would simulate a cave of sorts, so purhaps she is feeling some fear about something. Is she in heat? Could the male dog be giving her some unwanted attention? Also dogs have a very strong sense of smell and very keen hearing. Any loud noises or dogs barking outside?
Is your washer or dryer on when she is in there? Or she could have been in there amother time and she is scared of the noise they make. I have 3 poms 1 is not scared of anything but the other 2 are scared of alot of things. One of them has clostaphobia (spelling?) She could not be in closed places. But now I put all of them in a lg. cage together at night (so the don't pee in the house) and they love it. I didn't think they would do it but they just loved it