we have a 11 week old puppy here, and for some reason the last couple days he isnt acting like himself, he is usually very energetic, loves to chase his brother around the yard, play tug, etc, but for the last couple days he comes into the house and walks straight to the crate in the living room, plops down and you cant caox him out for anything, he has been drinking plenty of water but as far as I can tell not eating alot, I've even tried treats but he wont touch em... anyone have any idea what would cause a puppy this age to just start acting so weird..we dont even have to shut the crate door, he just stays there and wont budge.we feed this pup and his brother the same food, they stay in the same kennel, are around the same other two dogs every single day, the other pup is fine, as energetic as ever..we dont let them out in the back yard with the older two dogs without supervision so I know he hasnt gotten into anything to make him sick or gotten hurt...I just cant for the world of me figure it out..Sorry for the long post but its really has me completely stumped as to what could be causing him to act like this..
Thank you in advance

And what did your vet say???? If you haven't taken the pup to the vet, why not?

GET YOUR PUPPY TO A VET!!!

A puppy that doesn't eat and is lethargic is a matter for a veterinarian and not a dog training discussion forum.

I agree with the others but before you bring him to a vet try and get a stool sample and urine sample. Good luck.

Dana,
I do agree with the other posts, you should take the pup to a vet and have it checked out. If everything works out with the vet and all is ok, then look at the living situation of this particular pup. I have had a very similar situation a few months back with my male GSD. At the time I got my male I had already had a very dominant female GSD. She was not a bully, but just very dominant. She never stole from him or beat him up, as I would not allow it. However about 3-4 weeks after getting my male, he started to show some very unexplainable acts. He was very lethargic, not interested in food, and very timid. Prior to this, he was very active, and would eat everything in sight. This new behavior worried me. I did not take my dog to a vet, however I did try something that did work, and I would do it again if need be.
I changed his living arrangements, and started to get down to his level, showing him a ton of affection and constant praise. He would stare at his bowl of food as if in fear of it. What I did was literally sit on the floor with him and feed him by hand. Now my dogs feed on a raw or BARF diet, so it was kind of messy for me, but what the hell its my dog. I constantly reassured the pup that everything was ok, and that there was nothing to fear. His confidence was building, and over the next 2 weeks, he seemed to just forget about what was bothering him. It may have been that he had seen me have to correct my larger more dominant female and had felt a bit scared of the corrections or the dominance I had placed on my female. After realizing that the corrections were not directed at him, he started to calm down a bit and start to feed on his own. It did take about 3 weeks before he started feeding on his own again without having to coax him.
I do believe that he started to recognize me as the dominant one in the home and began to fear me. After some time of reassurance, he fell in place very quickly. He no longer feared me, and has since turned out to be an extremely powerful and confident dog. My female still rules the roost, but he does not fear the corrections, and takes them very well if he needs to be corrected. As a suggestion, try this and see how it works. I do have some very dominant dogs in my home, and they do need frequent corrections. My male Dutch Shepherd needs the least and my female GSD the most. My male GSD is the best as far as commands go. No challenges and drops like a stone on command. Some puppies do get a bit frazzled when they see another dog getting corrected all the time. They sense a bit of anger in the handlers voice, and it does tend to make them a bit afraid. I try not to correct my dogs in front of one another if I do not have to. Sometimes it is unavoidable. Reassurance, constant praise and tons of affection will usually help with problems like these. Some dogs handle the stress of being the newest addition to the family immediatly, others do not. Some will present some issues a few weeks after they get to their new home. They are living in a different situation as before, and sometimes what you do around your dog and not directly to your dog will effect the way they act. I hope this helps you out a bit.

I am closing this thread. The dogs need a Vet not training. A puppy can die in 24 to 36 hours - Cindy and I have bred hundreds of litters and when we have problems like this our pups go to the Vet.