Matte
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Today we were out in a neighborhood park with our 4 month old pup who is afraid is other dogs. Two women came by with a couple of gorgeous, sweet, large dogs. We're trying to desensitize her, so while my husband held her a few meters away we chatted with the women, I petted the dogs, and she was fairly curious. After a few minutes, though, the tail went between the legs and she hid behind my husband.
After they walked off, she was waddling like a duck, sort of as if she had to move her bowels while she was walking. She wasn't in any discomfort, just walking really oddly. I wet behind her and "squared" her and she was just fine.
My husband's theory is that she was weak in the knees from fear. I've read more about cavaliers than my husband so my first thought was falling down syndrome, but that seems a little over the top. Anybody encountered something like this before?
After they walked off, she was waddling like a duck, sort of as if she had to move her bowels while she was walking. She wasn't in any discomfort, just walking really oddly. I wet behind her and "squared" her and she was just fine.
My husband's theory is that she was weak in the knees from fear. I've read more about cavaliers than my husband so my first thought was falling down syndrome, but that seems a little over the top. Anybody encountered something like this before?