Does Anyone Else's Doodle Notice Anything That's Out of Place, Different, or New to Them?

[Leslie and Halas]

Halas seems to pick up on every little thing. He lets out a Woof to let me know that something is different. A couple of weeks ago, a neighbor had his car backed partway out of the garage. Well, it isn't usually like that, so Halas woofed at it. Last week, I gave in and turned on the furnace. I had a dry cleaning bag hanging in the bathroom right over the vent. When the furnace kicked on, it filled up the bag with air and puffed it way out. Halas barked at it until I came to investigate and remove the bag. A couple of days ago, he caught sight of the white line in the sky that jets leave behind. He gave a tiny woof, and just stared at it for the longest time. He'd walk to different spots, but kept his eye on that stripe in the sky. Just now, I shut off the light in my room. It's a ceiling fan, so I normally just shut the light off and let the fan run. Well, just now, I shut both of them off, and the fan has stopped. Halas is standing right outside my room barking at the still fan blades, because he's always seen them in motion. He's almost 14 months old, but it seems like there are still so many things happening to him for the first time. Anyone else notice this behavior with their doods?

[Barb, Murphy, Emmet, & Hudson]

yes all the time murphy does the same thing ( woof ) at thing's. I hung a picture that my daughter made at school on our frig. when murphy noticed it he did his little woof woof thing. also when I hang some clothes up to dry he woof's at those.

[GBK]

Kona is 15 months old and also woofs at anything different :) If there is a bag flying around the backyard she feels she has to notify us. If she can see a reflection in the sliding glass door through the blinds she barks at that too. She is very aware of all sorts of things and feels she should inform the whole family!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

This is one of Jack's major problems, because of his having been so under-socialized in his first year of life. With him, though, it becomes major fear issues. It's good for Halas that he's seeing & getting used to all these things.
When Jack sees something that is unfamiliar or out of place outdoors, especially when it's dark out, he freezes. Won't walk, won't move, gets into a crouched position. He's much better now than he was when I first got him, though, I can usually reassure & distract him through it. If there's enough light for him to see whatever it is, he will crouch and move very slowly, but not absolutely freeze. In the beginning, it could be anything...a big rock by someone's driveway, even a rabbit sitting on a lawn. That first Halloween was major trauma, people around here put out lots of decorations. Now, it has to be something really unusual, or something moving, like the plastic bag being blown by the wind, to get a big reaction from him.
Some people have explained that dogs don't see as sharply as people, so that's part of the problem, they can't really see what it is. I had a poodle once who was afraid of helium balloons in the house. She couldn't get close enough to smell them, and couldn't tell what they were bobbing up there near the ceiling. When they finally fell down to the floor, they didn't bother her a bit, LOL.

[Leslie and Halas]

At least Jack's getting better. If you had had him when he was a baby, he would have gotten over any of those early fears. Now that he's older, he probably feels like he has to protect you from the evil object that may not even be moving, even though he's afraid of it himself. Halas was afraid of some things when he was a baby, but now I think he's mostly letting me know that something is different, so I should check it out. I always explain it to him, too, like that makes a difference, lol.

[1qrgkdwnfqccb]

when we bought our new house in july, izzy was funny for about 2 days until she got used to everything..but never barked. it seemed that once she knew where everything was and every sound in the neighborhood it all became "hers" when the direct tv installed out dish in the yard, for days every time she went outside she would charge at it trying to claim back her yard. when i move something in the house she does the same thing...i re arranged our sun room just yesterday and moved the dog crates...oh bad move on my part...she sat their and growled at the room for 2 hours...i was funny! i just think she thinks that everything is hers and she doesn't want it messed with! and if it is, she feels the need to complain about it or just let us know that something is not right here! that is a good thing in my book, it makes me feel safe at night

. it is like how my husband gets when i put his things away that he has left out...he grumps around about how he can't find anything, and if i would have left things alone, he would know were they were..."don't mess with my stuff' he says...i think izzy feels the same...lol and i like it much better when she complains!! ha ha ha

[2hl9mp3c2fuam]

Oh yes...My Mocha is a worry wort...any sound...and thing...she investigates it!

[fergie11]

That is so cute. Fergie notices the cutest things. She barks and runs to the door when there is a dog outside. I think she thinks the tv screen is a window - So the dog must be outside coming to visit her.

[Ali]

That is the cutest thing ever. Love it! You have one smart dog.

[Belinda Stevens]

Yes Stella is in this phase now too. Randomly barking (the scared bark) at a lady with a long coat on or the new rocks that line the drive and thinking that she sees something in the dark. My trainer warned of this and she said to ignore the behavior and confidently show them nothing is wrong and this phase will pass shortly. I actually am going to miss it when it's gone. I think its too cool to watch her learn what things are.

[Lynn & Sadie in WI]

My Sadie is just 5 mos old and she does this too. She used to bark at her reflection in the shower door every time she saw it, now she does once in a while, I think when she catches it off guard and it surprises her. I also found her standing on the couch giving a woof and low growl, looking into the kitchen. It took me a few minutes to figure out what she was seeing then I realized she saw the TV reflecting in the kitchen window at night and I think she thought someone was out there looking in.

As the geese started flying south for the winter, she would hear them honk and look up in the sky watching them fly over. If it was a large flock I would hear a small woof once in a while. I would laugh a little and tell her I don't think you will be getting those anytime soon lol.