Shooter and the kitchen floor

The other day I made a mistake. I spilled something on the kitchen floor, and just very casually mopped it up, leaving the floor wet, and apparently, slippery. Just a few moments later, puppy Shooter comes flying into the room, attempts to corner and wipes out. Dramatically. Poor baby. I thought nothing of it. In fact, I laughed. Unfortunately, Shooter thought a great deal about it, and none of that was complimentary. 2 days later, I was still carrying her through the room if she needed to go.

Oops. My bad.

At first it was funny. Silly little doggie won't walk on the floor. It became unfunny quite fast. She had scared herself really badly, and wasn't forgetting about it as I supposed she would. The other human in the house tried pushing her into the room once or twice, until I caught him and made him stop. He got peed on for his efforts. It took many many yummy treats and sweet talking and encouragement, but she is now finally going through the room- around the edge, to avoid the exact spot she fell. A couple more days, the trauma should have faded completely, and all will be well.

The lessons we learn! You never really know what is going to happen to cause a dog trauma, and it doesn't have to look serious to us to be very serious for them. Huh.