Do you freak out if you're home alone and your dog starts growling or barking or acts scared?

Answer 1

Yeah it's scary , and I I live on 400 acres, so my dogs bark at racoons, deer, foxes(sp?), nutreas, possums and anything that makes a noise or smells new and interesting. The only time I really freak is if it is a different kind of bark, not just a bark, but a low growl and lots of insistent movement, like clawing at the door, etc. Most times it's a car coming down the drive that they don't recognize, in which case I give them verbal praise, then go outside and check out (with my rifle, not to sound too vigilante, but the world is full of weirdos, and better safe than sorry). If it is an animal, or just nervous barking , I just ignore it, and if they persist, I release the dogs and let them work it out naturally. The only downside to that is skunks or porcupines or anything with rabies. So, thats a last resort if they simply wont stop barking. Part of the beauty of dogs is that they have different types of barks. When it's a serious threat, the barking and growling sounds VERY different from the regular curious barking. Don't freak, just listen carefully, don't reinforce nervous barking by petting or comforting a scared dog. Dogs arent like people, and it may sound cruel, but if you comfort them when they freak for no good reason, they are more prone to be nervous and scared more and more because they are rewarded for the behavior. The best thing is to redirect them and ignore the behavior.

Answer 2

Yes. I totally freak out! But my dog barks even when I'm not home alone, night or day. And in the daytime, I'll look outside and see absolutely nothing. But, since dogs can smell and hear better than us, it could be a car going by, a cat running walking near your house, or any other thing that isn't that important.

Answer 3

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/qadDG

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 4

i have freaked out before by my dog doing that ,,, my bf and i lived in a very old house once , we were watching tv and all of a sudden my dog runs to the back hallway and starts barking and going off for no reasson ,,,, i went to look there was nothing there and no one at the door ,,,, he done it a couple times after that and still no one around or anything , then we moved out and he hasnt done it since !!!!!!!

Answer 5

Yes, because my Yorkie only barks when he hears something. Sometimes he'll wake me up in the middle of the night because he heard someone opening a gate outside. If I were home alone, it would probably make me worry that something was going on.

Answer 6

Haha yea, because I've trained mine to bark when someone's coming towards our house, so 90% of the time, there really is someone out there. If i'm not expecting anyone I grab a knife and phone and sit on the couch until she stops barking :D

Answer 7

if your refering to a ghost or something that the dog sees then no. well no regardless, but if its a ghost i would be glad because thats the best way to figure out if there is a spirt in your home short of having expirence yourself. He is sort of a second opinion or warning. and the growls or barking could let you know the spirt is around before you see it yourself, and you both will get used to it. so three's company. lol. if your not talking about ghosts he/she should protect the hand that feeds him regardless.

Answer 8

Yeah... last time it happened to me was about a week beofre my second Pittie came home... we were dozing, not quite off to sleep yet, and all of a sudden T-Bone jumps up and starts to growl at my bedroom door. It was open, I grabbed one of my husbands knives and checked out the house (T-Bone would *not* let me go first... but there was nothing there... what is really sacry? There's a graveyard 8 steps outside my back door.

Answer 9

No, because I know my dog will protect me. And anybody that hears my dog bark (she's a pit bull mix) would probably find an easier target anyhow. She sounds REALLY mean, but she'd probably lick the intruder to death, if there was one!

Answer 10

o yes i freak out alot but usally its just the wind or one dog heres something and the other just starts freaken out but its really ok usally i have a alarm so I no if that wwent off then i would scream or run but you shouldnt worry about it