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If you’re having a bad day, here’s something to cheer you up.
The Labrador shown here has a thing for doorways – he only walks backwards whenever he has to move through them. And seeing him do so can make anyone’s day.
When Melissa Fox noticed that her 6-year-old pooch Max would only walk backwards through doorways, the 28-year-old decided to capture the moment and share it with the world.
According to Fox, Max’s phobia for doorways began probably when he lost his mother in early 2019.
“Max has always had some quirky habits but he definitely has many endearing ways of dealing with his day to day problems,” Fox, from Manchester, told Story Trender.
“He always walks backwards out of rooms because he seems to operate on the logic that if he can’t see it, it can’t scare him.
“Yet everything such as the shape of a line like wires, shoe laces or floorboard lines is enough to send him over the edge. He’ll stand and cry and need encouragement to cross over, but he’s always super proud when he eventually does.
“Max was born at home, and has lived his entire life with his mom. We lost Molly when she was 12 and a half.”
Fox and her family have vowed to help Max overcome all his fears.
“Max started staring more and he very rarely sleeps during the day – he just sits or stands and stares or follows us around not knowing what to do,” Fox said.
“Most of the time, he has typical Labrador behavior – one incident that springs to mind is him and his mom stood side by side next to a tub of golden syrup. When we asked who ate it, Max hung his head in shame – he has us in stitches.
“He acts human most of the time and he truly is like a toddler – he tries to creep onto the sofa one leg at a time as if we don’t notice.
“Then, when we catch him, he sits in front of us blocking the TV, gradually becoming sleepy and leaning on me then eventually will flop down and lay on top of me.”
Max is one playful dog who knows how to make things fun for his humans.
“If any of us sing or dance he gets so excited and will run towards us and jump up on his back legs for us to dance with him,” Fox said.
“He’ll sit and stare at inanimate objects for ages, and even watches TV with the family.”
Sadly, walking backwards through doorways is not the only phobia Max has nowadays. “Along with his backwards walking, his latest fear is the laminate flooring in the hallway,” Fox said.
“When we take him for walks he has to go through the hallway but all four of his legs will spread out and he won’t move so we have to pull him across the floor until he gets to the front door.”
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