David Lock

We happen to be on a "flight path" and our dogs go Ape **** if they see a balloon even a mile or so away. Not just the odd let-u-know wuff but barking like crazy. Is it just our dogs or are they all like that and if so what freaks them out so much? DL

OllyK

Dunno - will have to check the sky next time the pooch goes hay-wire, half the time I can't work out what has set him off

Markus

David - It's probably just your dogs

If they happen to be weimarners then it's because they are totally aloof and mad, as they'll bark at a leaf falling if their in the mood too. Damn silly grey hounds (gotta love em though)

andypugh2000

David, it must be your dogs mate, I have 2 springers and a cocker and even they are not that hatstand

reno

David my old mans dog used to go mental every time a train went passed (1 every hour) untill somone sugested spraying her face with water every time it happend (little spray bottle for plants and stuff) after about a week she stopped.
don't know if it will help but worth a try

OllyK

MMMmm - or they get my dog and provoke you to get sprayed in the face coz they love it

Actually this strategy can work, as can shaking a can of stones or dropping keys or similar on the floor, you can also get training cybols for the same thing. The idea is the dog gets trained that it has done something bad and so stops doing it. Couple of schools of thought to this:
1) Dog should not see you making the noise spraying it, otherwise it knows it is you and will perform the same behaviour when you are not there.
2) The dog "learns" it has done wrong, you show it food, when it does something wrong, clash the "cymbals" or whatever and take the food away. It learns the behaviour does not lead to a reward. This doesn't get round the above problem of them still doing it when you are not there though!!

David Lock

Fair enough - thanks for comments. I'll tell them about the SN comments (Golden + 2 Cavaliers BTW). Love 'em to bits. DL

fast bloke

my dog used to do this - she would try and climb the walls to get close enough for a bite - I always put it down to the shound they made