Barking Dog

MFWannabe

pbhb said:

unforeseen said:

That is a very bad idea. How much do you really know about dogs and their behaviour? Not a lot based on what you think is a good idea. 
 To turn up at their door with your dog is virtually guaranteed to set their dog off once it senses it. They will automatically go into protective mode when they sense a strange dog. 

I’m not planning on taking my dog into their house or using it to freak out their dogs. The house is in the countryside and at the end of the footpath I would use to walk him. My dog and I come as a package he is with me 24/7, he’s timid and will probably hide behind my legs. I doubt anyone would open their door and let their dogs run out? The house goes straight out into the road

Most dogs will bark when someone knocks on the door; so as soon as this happens it’s not going to put your mind at rest is it? 
Also the owners are not going to be there are they if they as you say work all day? 

unforeseen

pbhb said:

unforeseen said:

That is a very bad idea. How much do you really know about dogs and their behaviour? Not a lot based on what you think is a good idea. 
 To turn up at their door with your dog is virtually guaranteed to set their dog off once it senses it. They will automatically go into protective mode when they sense a strange dog. 

I’m not planning on taking my dog into their house or using it to freak out their dogs. The house is in the countryside and at the end of the footpath I would use to walk him. My dog and I come as a package he is with me 24/7, he’s timid and will probably hide behind my legs. I doubt anyone would open their door and let their dogs run out? The house goes straight out into the road

You still don't understand do you? 
You intend to stand at somebody's door with your dog? . Do you really think the dogs in the house won't notice? They don't have to run out to sense your dog.

DO NOT take your dog to the neighbour's house. 

allIcouldwishfor

unforeseen said:

pbhb said:

unforeseen said:

That is a very bad idea. How much do you really know about dogs and their behaviour? Not a lot based on what you think is a good idea. 
 To turn up at their door with your dog is virtually guaranteed to set their dog off once it senses it. They will automatically go into protective mode when they sense a strange dog. 

I’m not planning on taking my dog into their house or using it to freak out their dogs. The house is in the countryside and at the end of the footpath I would use to walk him. My dog and I come as a package he is with me 24/7, he’s timid and will probably hide behind my legs. I doubt anyone would open their door and let their dogs run out? The house goes straight out into the road

You still don't understand do you? 
You intend to stand at somebody's door with your dog? . Do you really think the dogs in the house won't notice? They don't have to run out to sense your dog.

DO NOT take your dog to the neighbour's house. 

I agree - I do not expect to open my door and find a stranger with a dog standing on my doorstep. My dogs would be very overstimulated by that happening - my gobby fluffball would be wanting to have a sniff of the stranger dog, my springer is a lot more territorial, he would not be at all impressed and would definitely grumble at a strange dog on his patch - he doesn’t even like his doggy friends coming in through the front door, including my other dog who he’s lived with for nearly 4 years. Both my dogs are intact males too, so other dogs are sometimes more worried by them - I guess because they smell different. Upshot of all this rambling - if a potential new neighbour did this to me it would not end well. 

Morbid curiosity is getting the better of me though and I’m interested to find out how this goes for OP. 

pbhb

Oh haha if it’s that bad an idea I won’t it, but if a new neighbour introduced the self to me I would love it if their dog was there, but when people knock on the door I don’t let my dog run to it

Scotbot

pbhb said:

I’ve no idea what this thread has turned into. I just guess I was looking for advice on how to find out if the barking was a common occurance or a one off 😆

As a dog owner constant barking is a red flag for me, usually an indication of separation anxiety. My dogs rarely bark but when they do they stop pretty quickly as whatever disturbed them goes away. About a year ago they went unusually ballistic by the side gate but by the time I decided to investigate they had stopped. Turns out a house further down the street was burgled, they got in by jumping over the side gate...
Another time they went nuts one Saturday evening, I  remember saying what are you trying to tell me turns out they were saying someone is nicking the lemons off the tree in the front. But again they stopped barking pretty quickly. 

unforeseen

Yes but they carry on barking while something that is disturbing them is present and stop once the threat has diminished. That is normal. 
The OP's problem is that next doors dog was barking while they were there and were told by a tradesman who was also present that they had been barking for a while. 

As this was a house that had been empty then the tradesman being present disturbed them followed by the OP, so they carry on while the 'threat' is present. 
That is natural. My dog will carry on barking while somebody is at the door buts stops as soon as they go. 

Splatfoot

My dogs are barkers. They are very loved, walked and fed well. But they bark at the door, they bark at noises outside, they bark when they hear us come home, even though the kids are in. We've not been able to leave them alone at all this year as lockdown meant there was always someone in so they will bark with anxiety. We are not bad dog owners, just the opposite!