I'm down in the basement and all of a sudden my dog is growling with her tail between her legs and looking at the stairs. I don't see or hear anything, but she's freaking me out. She doesn't normally act like this. I'm the only one home, so nobody is upstairs.
2007-03-02 17:16:51 · 17 answers · asked by alandi 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My dog did that one night when we were alone. She stood up and started growling at something that wasn't there..it really freaked me out. It depends on whether you believe in ghosts or not. But it is a fact that animals can sense things that we cannot. She could've heard something...
2007-03-02 17:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by Queen of Halloween 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dogs have an incredible sense of hearing -- and can hear higher frequencies that human ears (such as your own) cannot. So if there is a high pitch sound eminating from outside, upstairs, or anywhere, she may feel certain that there is a threat and is being defensive/protective (especially because you obviously are not aware of what she is hearing).
I'll bet that if you were on high alert, and were more in the dominant/alpha role at this time, she would not be acting that way at all.
And no, dogs can't see/hear ghosts. Just ask her.
2007-03-02 17:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by answerneil 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it was a ghost or not, but my dog was definitely looking at something today. It seemed to be in the air about 10-15 feet in front of him. He was looking at it with his full attention as though whatever he was looking at was really doing something interesting. I, on the other hand, was standing right next to him and didn't see a thing. There wasn't anything in the sky or even on the horizon that I could see. He watched it for a good 10 minutes. I don't know what they see or sense, but there's no doubt it's more than we do.
2007-03-02 18:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by Buddy28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was at the computer one month after my husband died. I heard the back door open and now one was there...then I heard footsteps and turned quickly around and still no one was there and both my dogs were staring in the same direction of the sounds...I felt a present and then it left and both dogs laid down and went back to sleep. Stay calm.
2007-03-02 17:31:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it really freaks me out. My chi sits up in bed sometimes and starts barking intently at nothing. She doesnt normally bark a lot so im assuming she thought she saw something.
2007-03-02 17:45:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep
2007-03-02 17:25:43 · answer #6 · answered by Chole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, one of them seems to see and hear things that the other one or any of us does not!
2007-03-02 17:42:10 · answer #7 · answered by aloo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never had a dog. but my cat has on occasion. they're perceptive. children are too. i've had a few 'sixth sense' experiences with my son. it does kinda freak you out.
2007-03-02 17:21:36 · answer #8 · answered by butter_cream1981 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She has probably heard a small animal crawling under your house. Its pretty normal....
2007-03-02 19:00:07 · answer #9 · answered by 2Bad4U 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog seemed like she was barking at somthing and it turned out to be a rat under our house!
hope you figure out what i tis! good luck
2007-03-02 17:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by paytona 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋