@JENGOSMonkey I WAS THERE FOR '89! I was a kid, but I remember the water coming out of the swimming pool in huge waves and everything falling from the shelves! I was actually born in San Jose, but moved around a lot later LOL I hear the wildfires are more of a concern for you guys now? That's scarier than quakes for me...
Barking at strangers
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@Shaye's:
I cannot imagine every putting a shock collar on my dog. I agree with Sharron and Pat. But in any event, I'm not so concerned that she is showing some fear of strangers in our house which she never exhibited before, although I'm working on her being okay with strangers. I was just commenting that she is "barking" which I did not think our Basenji's were capable of. I read they had a formation of their larynx which causes them to make the yodels and other odd noises they make, but precludes the bark. Evidently that's not so because she does bark - not a sustained bark, but a couple of short, loud, staccato barks at a time. Is it common with other B's?
Like many things with our breed that are said, but not true… barking is yet another one. Now granted they do not bark like yappy little dogs but they most certainly can and do bark... And they can "string two or three" together.. but they are a bit different sounding that what you would hear from say a Whippet or German Shepard... or a toy dog. They are not precluded from barking. I always tell people "they can bark, they usually choose not to" and then explain that it is not continued barking, but certainly can do two or three.. add barking to the list along with they don't shed, they are Hypoallergenic, they are mute.....
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My girl who is purebred does a bark..or can do several, but usually its only one.
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All 3 of mine bark. My puppy does so very seldomly…one short bark. Brando barks daily. Usually he starts his dinner song with at least one or 2 short barks. Ruby only barks if she is startled - short single bark.
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Its funny when my girl barks at my boy…its totally stops him from whatever he is doing that is bothering her.
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I forgot I had a video of this. The first noise is high pitch version of Zoni's bark from when something (not sure what) was scaring the heck out of her. The second noise is some kind of bark/baroo/scream combo.
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I forgot I had a video of this. The first noise is high pitch version of Zoni's bark from when something (not sure what) was scaring the heck out of her. The second noise is some kind of bark/baroo/scream combo.
Very good looking dog there! Odd sounding bark - the other noises? Wierd but verrrry interesting. thanks for sharing.
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Great video…HAHAHAHA...that's what we refer to as the high octave bark morphed at the end to an almost scream-but-too-afraid-to stand-your-ground-thank-god-she-didn't-piddle noise:D
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Great video…HAHAHAHA...that's what we refer to as the high octave bark morphed at the end to an almost scream-but-too-afraid-to stand-your-ground-thank-god-she-didn't-piddle noise:D
LOL..that's a good description. That was one of her more freaked-out barks and little different than normal…more high octave and frantic. Still don't know what she was scared of.
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LOL.. Still don't know what she was scared of.
I wonder sometimes if they "see" things in their imagination and get freaked out by them. Even when we're walking, suddenly Shaye will stop dead, stare at nothing I can see, and refuse to go toward it - especially at night. She's always been a little nervous about the dark outside, but sometimes it's like monsters are everywhere to see her little face!:D So far she hasn't started barking out there, but I can see it coming.
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To get back to the original problem - perhaps you need to work with her to self-calm. Everytime she acts calmly (even if simply laying down) give her a treat, eventually this will work at the door as well, but it takes time and effort.
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@Shaye's:
I wonder sometimes if they "see" things in their imagination and get freaked out by them. Even when we're walking, suddenly Shaye will stop dead, stare at nothing I can see, and refuse to go toward it - especially at night. She's always been a little nervous about the dark outside, but sometimes it's like monsters are everywhere to see her little face!:D So far she hasn't started barking out there, but I can see it coming.
Hah, glad I'm not the only one.
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Gossy does this too - we'll be walking and suddenly the "breaks are smoking" and she insists on turning around and going back.
