How are his eyes?
A friend of mine had a dog that reacted in a similar way as she got older. She was fine being petted, but absolutely did not like being picked up. Turns out she wasn't able to see well. You can imagine how scary it must be to be lifted up and not being able to see clearly looking down from a height.
Sounds like a trip to the vet is in order for a checkup.
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