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Do your dogs bark at dogs on TV?

18 years ago

Conway doesn't usually pay them any attention but last night we were watching Cops, one of the K9 units was on the show and Conway just went ballistic barking at the TV. (From under his blankets of course, he didn't actually stick his head out to see what, or who, he was barking at. He protected the house securely from his snuggle in momma's belly! LOL)

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evatx
18 years ago
When we had our Ginger, she'd bark at TV dogs, and when a doorbell rang on TV, she'd run to our door. She's also go up to a figurine of a Beagle like the one we used to have and bark at it. Thought another dog was encroaching on her territory. We miss that little doggie!
angela_nor_calif
18 years ago
My dogs go nuts when the doorbell rings on t.v. I was watching something the other night, I can't remember what, but I swear the doorbell rang every 30 seconds and they would all pop up and start barking. It was annoying. lol
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kim_okla
18 years ago
Not these new dogs but the old dogs did. I don't have a doorbell so they don't know about that.
grammahony
18 years ago
Oh yah, Toby barks at a doorbell on TV. But not so much at barking dogs.
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ruthieg__tx
18 years ago
My husband Tivo's Scooby Doo so she has something to watch that she loves...
caflowerluver
18 years ago
Sometimes Elvira will poke up her head and look around when she hears dogs barking or whining on TV. She also runs to the door when she hears a doorbell or knocking on TV. DH, as a joke, kept rewinding the tape and playing the doorbell part just to see if she would keep doing it. She did it every time. He was ROTFL. After the 3rd time, I said enough! Poor thing gets no respect.
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cindyb_va
18 years ago
My last dog was too funny! When the elevator bell would ring on "Murphy Brown", he would start barking and run to the door. It was only on Murphy Brown, no other show doorbell or sound made him do this. He also howled at the B52s, but that's another story.

The new dog watches TV sometimes, but it's only watching, no barking or puppy silliness.
des_arc_ya_ya
18 years ago
Yep, there's a commercial for something on tv that has a doorbell and Roxie has a fit when she hears it. She also occasionally barks at dogs on Animal Planet.
wildchild
18 years ago
Doorbells sometimes. Dogs never. My dogs don't bark at other dogs in real life either.
Mystical Manns
18 years ago
Several of the yorkies bark at doorbells or barking dogs or meowing cats on TV.

But Scrappy is the only one who barks when he SEES a dog on TV. He actually watches TV, and when he sees a dog he starts in. It's funny!
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
They bark at doorbells and dogs barking. Lord forbid a Cat should Meow.

But, the funniest thing of all is their "disgust" of the CSI Miami Theme Song were there is a loud Screeching Scream. They tilt there heads back an "howl". We call it singing.

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Gayle
Marcia Thornley
18 years ago
Jaggs will run right up to the TV and bark at them. A car door sound, door bell, telephone ringing on TV will also get him excited.

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