Unusual Things

Does anybody else have a dog that barks at unusual objects?

I go through this every year. Currently the US Open Tennis Tournament is being held in NYC. I live on Long Island. The Goodyear Blimp is currently moored at a small airfield not far from my home. Every day (during the tournament) the blimp flies over my house en route to the tournament (it's actually kinda cool). When my dogs see the blimp, they stop what they're doing and they bark at it until it completely passes over my house. My dogs are bird dogs, so it's not unusual for them to look up and observe movement above, but they don't bark at any other flying objects. Surely other people here must have dogs that bark at unusual objects ...

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1. My dog barks at watering cans......he's a crazy puppy.....
2. My dog barks at nothing.
3. Dogs bark at things they don't recognize, although the blimp is not something you can fix, but for objects you can get to, just walk up and touch the object and your dog will follow you and sniff it and figure out if you can touch it, he'll be OK.
4. It might be a ghost they see... My friends dogs sit and stare at the wall for ages and bark. But in your case they ight be acred of the blimp. That's why they bark at it.
5. LOL!!! I so wish I could see that! My dog is cool, she doesn't bark much. Thank goodness. Have you ever seen that America's Funniest Videos clip of the dog on a whale watching boat? They see a whale off in the distance, and the dog freaks, jumps into the ocean and starts after the whale barking it's fool head off! They are able to call him back, but I just thought of what if he caught up to it! Same with the blimp, what would they do if they actually caught it!!! Sorry, sometimes I find the strangest things funny!
6. LOL I have the same problem! There is a river fest going on near me this entire week end and their have been planes with banners flying over the house. My dogs have been going nuts. Just like yours as soon as they spot them their barking as soon as their gone they are quiet! I also have bird dogs! Also if a squirrel dares to try to come into the yard, or a bird they chase them off barking! My younger Golden caught a small wild Turkey recently and was very proud to bring it to me! Ya I really enjoyed that! LOL
7. Well,your dog probably barks at unusual things because they're,well...unusual.Not many dogs are used to seeing blimps on a daily bases,so they bark out of curiousity.If a dog was to interact with a blimp then he or she wouldn't bark as much.It's the same for people,too.If a dog has never seen a certain person,they go to get a scent of the person that way they know whether to bark or not.
8. Nope but, I had one that was barking and scared to death of a plastic bag that the wind blew over the fence. You would have thought it was a monster.
9. Lady here barks at EVERYTHING she can't get into her mouth or things that she has learned are "no-no's" LOL! I have 4 cats she likes to play with (and is afraid of) she barks at my canteloupes growing in my garden, a frog that got into my garden, oh and at Christmas, we have a 7 ft air filled Santa on our front lawn that she goes NUTS over untill we close the door so she can't see it!
10. when my dog gets an new treat or toy, she pretends it dosn't exist by looking away and circling it. Then she suddenly pounces on it barking furiously. then, once she has eaten it or played with it for the first time, it dosn't happen anymore
11. I used to have a dog that barked at weird things. He would bark at a baseball mit that was in our backyard! He would also do the funniest things, whenever he dropped a bone that he was chewing off the couch he would bark until someone came and picked it up for him! He was such a crazy little pup. RIP! Anyways, I think a lot of dogs do things like that. You aren't the only one! -Audrina
12. Mine bark at grocery bags if they blow into the yard.
13. yeah, my dog does that too, i think its just because your dog doesn't know what is, and it is trying to protect you.
14. Yes...My dog barks at his lead and he barks at me when Im reading a book. He also barks when he looks at other people eating food. Strange Miko. STRANGE STRANGE MIKO
15. How about nothing? Is that unusual? (LOL) My mini dachshund, Hannah, will sit and bark while she's looking up a tree.....I look and there's nothing up in there.....I think she maybe saw a squirrel run up earlier and she's waiting for it to come down. I also have a chipmunk that lives under my shed..... Hannah goes crazy when she hears it. My cocker, Zoe, will bark at usual things like other dogs or people who are taking a walk in the neighborhood, or if she hears someone at the door. My oldest dog Tailor, will only bark when he wants to come in from outside. He's 15 and pretty much deaf and almost blind. Zoe and Hannah will sing at the sirens....I have a fire station at the end of my road and they always use my street to get to the main road......So, I get to hear their howls a couple times a day. Other than than...my dogs are pretty quiet.
16. I have a dog that watches TV so when my husband watches the National Geographic channel, my dog barks at all the unfamiliar animals, such as the tigers and elephants. He also goes nuts, barks and tries to attack the little red light from a lazer pointer. One time a stray kitten, maybe 4 weeks old, got into the yard and you would have thought we had an alien intruder. He went into a barking frenzy until we came out to see what he was barking about and took the kitten inside.
17. We have the "Spiedie Fest"..AND balloon rally. DOZENS of hit-air balloons hovering overhead. The dogs don't seem freaked by them, but bark at them for hours until they are gone. We get a lot of low flying helicopters also, but they don't even notice those. They hate inflatable floats also.....like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats. We avoid those too.