You do describe some panic when you mentioned how he was acting on the bed but his going in the bathroom and sitting is the really strange part. Most dogs that are upset will try to get closer to their person and not run away and sit in a cold room.
I would have him checked out by a vet first. Make sure he is not having some physical issues that you cannot detect. That is always the frustrating things with pets. They can't talk!
It sounds like your female is really giving him a hard time and that must be very hard for him to take. I used to have a male Shih Tzu and when he was 6 years old someone gave us a female Shih Tzu puppy. She was beautiful and very sweet but she was very aggressive with my male. She would not even let him eat until she was done and they had different dishes. I noticed after a while that he was not the fun loving guy he used to be. He always loved to greet me at the door when I came home from work. The female would not let him get near me when I came home. She always had to be first and would snarl at him if he got too close. Finally I gave her to my mother. I hated to do it but I couldn't let my little guy be so unhappy. I had thought it would be fun for him to have a friend but she was sure not a friend to him. She was not going to give up her dominance and I was not going to let my baby not be top dog. I had her for a full year before I gave her to my mom. She lived a very spoiled life as only dog over there so she was happy as could be and my little guy went back to normal.
I would work at trying to get your female to stop the attitude. My male was not a pushy type so my female really walked all over him. If you can get the dominance issue settled it may help your guy a lot. It would be very hard on him to have to put up with what my little guy had to deal with when supper girl puppy came to stay with us. |