Have you tried walking with him using a torch? or gradually dimming the lights in the hall..and letting him walk down it with you for a week or so, and then make it a bit darker each week. Something has obviously frightened him, and just like anyone, he needs to be assured.
I knew a big brave German Shepherd dog whose legs turned to jelly when he saw a flight of stairs, and he would whimper like a baby and shake like a leaf. We did it gradually..day after day one step at a time...and a treat and big fuss when he managed one step. After a few months he was fine...and always got a 'good boy pat on the head when he climbed any stairs.
Good luck...take it slowly, don't force him and he will soon come right.
Is it normal that my dog is scared of something that isnt there?
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Have you tried walking with him using a torch? or gradually dimming the lights in the hall..and letting him walk down it with you for a week or so, and then make it a bit darker each week. Something has obviously frightened him, and just like anyone, he needs to be assured.
I knew a big brave German Shepherd dog whose legs turned to jelly when he saw a flight of stairs, and he would whimper like a baby and shake like a leaf. We did it gradually..day after day one step at a time...and a treat and big fuss when he managed one step. After a few months he was fine...and always got a 'good boy pat on the head when he climbed any stairs.
Good luck...take it slowly, don't force him and he will soon come right.