Maybe this is not a new topic, but I really have something to share... no, I think I need your help.
Here the story goes,
The crate is always in my balcony, Sugar sleeps in the crate. Every morning when I open the door (crate), she would rushed out and ran here and there, so excited.
But 3 days ago, at night. I found something weird.
I open the crate as usual
(it's not I lock her in the crate everyday, but sometimes I have to put her in crate especially when I have guests or when I need to tidy up my stuff, she's too small sometimes I myself worried I might step on her), she jumped out and when I wanted to hug her, she "shouted", she really shouted out, high pitch, like someone's going to hurt her, but she wasn't looking at me, she stared at the floor instead. She peeped and growled, looked frightened. I was so nervous, I took her in my arms, she felt safe, didn't struggle to go down and walk. I talked to her, the way she looked at me made me worried, like she has something to tell but she couldn't. I sat down, stopped patting her and continued my work, but again she shouted again, she wanted me to touch and pat her.
After a while, I put her in the living hall, she ran here and there, seemed to be OK. I took a cheese stick, stood in front of her crate and called her to go back to the crate, she saw the cheesestick that she loves, wanted to run to me but she stopped half way, she looked at the balcony and looked panicked.
Cheesestick is her all time favourite, she would do everything to get it, I didn't understand why, so I grabbed her in my arms, and put her back to the crate.
I told myself things should be fine, I decided to try another time, this time, I put the treat in the living hall where she could see, she didn't rush out as I thought, she just stared at the treat, kept walking in the crate, didn't want to step out. She was anxious, apparently she was scared because she kept shivering!
I didn't give up, I called her, but she was like didn't hear a thing, she wanted to come out, but she dare not. Maybe something was in front of her crate and made her stay, that's why she didn't want to come out although she wanted to. I left the treat there for a while, she started to bark for attention, I felt creepy and didn't want to try anymore, I told myself maybe Sugar doesn't like the cheesestick now, so I took the treat and gave her. She grabbed the treat instantly, and munched it, like she was waiting too long for it, she still loves it.
That was the 1st time she acted differently.
The next morning, I opened her crate again, she stared at the balcony floor, looked so scared and she just stood inside the crate, didn't want to come out again. I'm sure she's hungry, I put the plate in the living room again, she still didn't want to come out. She shivered and she looked very scared. I tried this several times in a day. I didn't know what/where/why/who makes her stay in the crate, but after a few trials, I finally got it.
She doesn't want to come out from the crate because she doesn't want to step on the balcony.
But once I put her in the living hall, she's all fine, and she reluctant to go back to the crate by herself, because she doesn't want to step on the balcony! Let's put this simple, every time she comes out/go back to her crate, she will have to pass by the balcony.
It's very confusing I'm not sure if you get what I mean.
Until today, the 3rd day, still the same... her body language tells me there's something outside the crate in the balcony, make her scared and make her stay, she didn't want to pass by "it". Maybe something is staring at her.
I am not superstitious, but can someone tell me why this happens?
I am so worried I wanted to cry
