Recently we moved from an apartment to a house with a backyard and it’s nice to see him finally be able to run around. However there is a shed in the backyard and squirrels were staying in there before we moved in, my dog noticed pretty quickly that there are squirrels in there. So now every time we are outside he runs straight to the shed, and sits until I open the door.
I wanted the squirrels out of there anyway and figured if I let him go in there they would vacate. Well I was right, the squirrels left but for some reason my dog still thinks they are in there. I have been letting him go in there a lot so he can realize nothing is in there, but when I do all he does is whine and jump on the walls like something is in there.
What on earth can I do to get him to realize nothing is in there? I really would like to play with him because whenever I am inside and he is outside, he’ll run around for a bit, and then lay down. I’ll then try to go outside and play with him, but every time he’ll run to the shed and just sit there. I tried running around to get him riled up and i’ll try to throw the ball, and he will completely ignore me.
TDLR; My 7 year old dog completely ignores me when i’m outside. He is a pointer/ beagle btw.
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