Barking at Inanimate Objects

[Scarlettsmom]

Scarlett does NOT like ghosts or anything that could be mistaken for a ghost. The inflatable halloween and Christmas decorations totally set her off if they sway in the wind even a little. It's sort of funny. She barked at a scarecrow in someones yard and nearly scared a little old woman half to death! Nope, no ghosts for us!

[Jelpy]

Babykins once decided the lion foot slippers I had were WAY TOO threatening. If you check out a recent entry at WWW.Hyperboleandahalf.com you'll see an entry about the simple minded dog deciding that the horse statue was a threat and all the chaos that ensued.

Jelpy

[Ribrustler]

My Koko who is 9 and half months old now is deathly afraid of our city trash cans. She has been since the first week i brougt her home. I have tried luring her to it with the best treats to show her that it is not a threat but she will not go near it. We actually have to take her out a seperate door in the house on trash nights because she knows its lurking out there on the curb. I mean you could wrap the can in bacon and she would not come within 10 feet of it. No other objects seem to bother her too much.

[BlackCat]

Well, my Bay has a high tech fear. The satellite dish on the roof is a menace and must be barked at. Now the dish has been there much longer than he has, but he just noticed it a few days ago. He is getting better about it, but still barks occasionally.

[Oskar der Drachen]

Originally Posted by Ribrustler

My Koko who is 9 and half months old now is deathly afraid of our city trash cans. She has been since the first week i brougt her home. I have tried luring her to it with the best treats to show her that it is not a threat but she will not go near it. We actually have to take her out a seperate door in the house on trash nights because she knows its lurking out there on the curb. I mean you could wrap the can in bacon and she would not come within 10 feet of it. No other objects seem to bother her too much.

Have you tried to lay it on it's side with the lid off so she can see inside? With the noises it makes perhaps she thinks there is something scary inside it? Maybe if she could see that it was empty, there would be nothing to be afraid of anymore.

[RMF]

Deezul did a fair amount of barking at objects when he was younger, now as he's gotten older, he rarely does it. Some of the things he used to bark at, it was quite comical seeing it.

[katdog5911]

My Stella has done her fair share of barking at things....skateboards, tractors...but what really gets me is when she barks at nothing...i mean just barking and barking as we walk along. Like she is just taking the extra precaution of scaring something away that might or might not be there. Not really sure how to stop this. It can get pretty annoying.

[bellamia]

the occasioal water hydrant used to be a clear and present danger to her!. not any more , now a days some over the top xmas outdoor decorations(inflatible huge santa) ticksher off big time.