• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
    12·
    1 month ago

    I had two poodles through my childhood. One of them (Willy) often did this, except towards the gate of the house, barking 2~3 times, even if nobody was on sight. Then the other poodle (Lana) would quickly follow, spend a few minutes barking at it, even after Willy gave up and went back inside.

    We often joked our street was haunted because of that. But eventually we discovered what was happening: both felt peckish at the same time, Lana called dibs on the food bowl, and Willy wasn’t willing to wait. So he barked at some non-existent threat, forcing her to investigate it and leave the food unattended.

    Buying a second bowl exorcised the ghost from our street.

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
        6·
        1 month ago

        In a certain way the second food bowl was his reward, now he didn’t need to do that weird ritual just to grab a snack. But yeah, that guy was brilliant. (The female was also brilliant, in her own ways. Such as refusing to get out of the way if you asked her rudely — no “shoo”, no “get out”, only “excuse me?” made her give way.)