For dog owners it may seem like their dog can see ghosts, but there’s a logical reason for the commotion writes Stephanie Gibeault, MSc, CPDT. Dogs don’t experience the world the same way humans do, she says. Because you can’t hear or see anything in the environment to explain your dog’s barking, that doesn’t mean there isn’t something going on.
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Source: AKC, April 29, 2021. Link. There are many ways to stop nuisance barking, but don’t yell at your dog to try stopping the noise. From your dog’s point of view, you will be barking too.
One way to manage this type of barking is to acknowledge it. After all, your dog might be alerting you to what they perceive as danger.”