I adopted a 3 year old GSD last weekend. Already here was a 2 year old GSD that had been depressed since I had to have my 10 year old gal put to sleep in February.
I've had as many as 3 GSD's in my bedroom at night, and none had problems with the stairway to the second floor where the bedroom is located. All were adopted as adults.
The new one lived in a house for a while when young, and apparently went inside now and then as he got older. He is housebroken. More recently, he was in a kennel with an older female.
I haven't been able to get him upstairs yet, but haven't pushed him. He spends the night in a crate downstairs because he is sometimes too eager to play with the cat, and he has made toys out of a couple of things that aren't toys - like a couple of boxes of tissues! To his credit, he did find the toybox! Before settling down to sleep, he whines and obviously wants to be with me and his buddy, but not if it means he has to climb the stairs!
What are a couple of things I could try to get him up the stairs? The stairway is typical of a 2 story house, and is "enclosed" in that you can't see through the steps.
I've had as many as 3 GSD's in my bedroom at night, and none had problems with the stairway to the second floor where the bedroom is located. All were adopted as adults.
The new one lived in a house for a while when young, and apparently went inside now and then as he got older. He is housebroken. More recently, he was in a kennel with an older female.
I haven't been able to get him upstairs yet, but haven't pushed him. He spends the night in a crate downstairs because he is sometimes too eager to play with the cat, and he has made toys out of a couple of things that aren't toys - like a couple of boxes of tissues! To his credit, he did find the toybox! Before settling down to sleep, he whines and obviously wants to be with me and his buddy, but not if it means he has to climb the stairs!
What are a couple of things I could try to get him up the stairs? The stairway is typical of a 2 story house, and is "enclosed" in that you can't see through the steps.