Fuzz The dog, part 2
The other thing this dog was terrified of was Linolium, or any smooth surfaced floor for that matter. The reason for this was that when he was a pup, he was foolishly chasing the snake killing cat through the kitchen. The cat, being far more agile, lept up onto the counter, the dog, being dumb as a box of rocks put the brakes on and slid straight into the fridge, hitting hard.
Since then he can't walk on it, his legs go rigid and tremble, which of course makes it worse and he tries not to do the splits.
There was one gap in the house near the front door where the carpet ended, before the rug at the door began. It was about six inches of linolium exposed and he couldn't walk over it. Occasionally he would jump over it, but more often he would approach it, look thoughtfully, turn around, lay down and crawl backwards over the six inch patch of floor. Keep in mind he's a big dog and could easly walk over without touching it.
Funny thing is, he always slept on the linolium floor, I suspect because it was cooler, but he had to have one paw on the carpet at all times. If you moved his foot even an inch, he'd be hysterical. He was an idiot, but we loved him.
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