Merry Xmas all,
I am having a problem with Polo going up the stairs to go into his crate when I leave to go somewhere. I have to lift his front legs and body up each stair because he refuses to go up the stairs when he knows I'm leaving, otherwise hes up and down all day. Today while I was lifting him up and he didn't want to go, he growled at me, it scared me at first and then I said "NO!", lets get going, and I continued lifting him and he didn't growl anymore. I know he is young and I don't know what kind of life he had before, but I sense that he was beaten. If I gently pat him to sit, sometimes he will cry, or sometimes when wiping his paws, or touching his chest area. I had the vet look at him at the Humane Society where I got him and she didn't feel anything. So I am giving him lots of TLC and praise, but I don't want him growling, I want to nip this before it gets started. Any ideas, any help would be appreciated.
Smitty