Stairs 3 Shaq 4, finally!

Shaq versus the Stairs.
Round 1
The competition seemed weak at first, Shaq bounded up the stairs with no fear. No Problems! Then bounded back down - taking the flight of stairs in three steps, wrestling away from Mom's grip without fear! Well, the stairs won that round! Shaq ended up at the base of the stairs on his rear. Stairs 1, Shaq 0.

Round 2
A few hours later, I went upstairs and Shaq was full of fear. So, I went back down stairs and walked him up the stairs, one by one, with him shaking the entire time. I let him relax at the top for a few minutes. I gently guided him to the top of the stair case and he turned and ran away. I got him back to the top and took him back down, one by one, his whole body shaking. Stairs 2, Shaq 0.

Round 3
Bedtime - One more try up and down before bed. Walked him up the stairs, Shaq was still shaking like a leaf. Back down, he wanted to run from the top of the stairs. I kept a good grip on his collar and we slowly made our way back down. Then we had to go right back up to go to bed.
Had to call this one for the stairs. Stairs 3, Shaq 0.

Round 4 - Morning
Let Shaq out of the crate. He watched his foster brother go down, I had to hold his collar and he eased his way down. He is getting the hang of this! Stairs 3, Shaq 1.

Round 5
I went upstairs and left Shaq on his own. His desire to be around people was greater than his fear and he came up the stairs on his own! Stairs 3, Shaq 2.

Round 6
Time to leave for work.
My greyhound knows as soon as I reach for the treats, he runs into the crate. Shaq stills needs to learn the routine. Shaq didn't want to go up the stairs, he did about 1/2 the stairs and stopped so I put a treat in front of his nose and walked the rest of the way up and he followed. Yes, he recieved the treat as soon as he made it to the top! Stairs 3, Shaq 3 - it's tied!

Round 7
I let both hounds out of the crate and Shaq went down the stairs on his own, finally learning to take the stairs slowly. Stairs 3, Shaq 4! And Shaq wins!!

Shaq is now going up and down the stairs like a Pro!