This may be long and im prepared to get completely shot down because of all the dog lovers but I seriously need advice
I have a 12 year old staffie cross border collie. I've had him since he was 8 weeks. And I adore him. I'm also 7 months pregnant and we moved house in October.
He's always been a very jumpy submissive dog. But in the last six months his behaviour has deteriorated to the point where me and my husband are baffled. He sits and cries his on his bed for hours. He flinches when we go near him. It's only me and my husband in the house and nobody has laid a finger on him ever. He's not even been shouted at.
He has absolutely no interest in food. We place his food down (the same brand he's always eaten) and he ignores it. He has it down 20 minutes and we take it away, again the same routine we've always had. But now when it's taken away he cries and whimpers and howls. We tried offering him it back and he again ignored it. We're lucky to get one bowl of biscuits down him a day.
He seems to hate me. He doesn't want to go on walks with me at all. My husband can sometimes occasionally convince him out but within ten minutes he wants to go home and lies down in the street until he turns around.
He will go lay down in the garden in the sun but if me and my husband to and sit outside he walks back inside. It's like he hates us and it's actually breaking my heart
He's been to the vet for a full physical body examination and physically he's fine. We have adaptil plugged in and we were seeing a behavioural vet before lockdown but that isn't likely to start up any time soon. And again it depends on our finances.
He's clearly miserable and I don't know why. Yes I am pregnant but his routine hasn't changed. He still gets love and he has plenty of food. We've introduced him to the baby stuff slowly and never made him feel like he's being pushed aside.
Any suggestions?
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blvdbrokendreams · 20/06/2020 11:47
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