I just put a new deck up on my house. For the last 2 weeks both of my dogs either had to be walked around the house to go outside, or had to jump or slide down a ramp I had set up temporarily. Yesterday I finally put stairs up for them to come down on. It was so funny watching the little dog learn the new stairs. She loves them though, because she isnt much of a jumper and was barely making the jump. Then the bigger dog had his turn. He stood at the top of the stairs where he was just getting used to jumping from (about 2 feet high) and whined at me. I called them both outside and Sophia came running right away. Shakespeare just stood there. Then in order to get him to come out I asked if he wanted a car ride. Sophia came running right away, and Shakespeare still stood there. So Sophia and I left. When we came back he was still standing there. Finally after about 15 minutes of looking at the steps he came down them.
I compare my dogs to Scooby and Scrappy Doo. The big one is afraid of his own shadow, while the little one is always ready for anything