Have you ever had a dog that barks when the phone rings? I do and I've never heard the likes of that before !

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John Doe Profile
John Doe answered

No, I've never had one to bark when the phone rings, but I used to have a neighbor who's dog would paw the phone off the hook when it would ring!

Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

Yup. But she doesn't bark at the phone, she comes and barks at me as though she's saying, "Get off your fat backside and talk to somebody." What surprised me was the speed she learned that. It seemed to take only a few phone calls.

She has also put the kibosh on family arguments. If Mrs Didge and I are having harsh words (hard to believe, I know) she stands next to her and barks at me. It guarantees that every argument ends up in fits of laughter.

Sheldon  Cooper Profile
Sheldon Cooper answered

No, but, he's doing his job ,

Dogs bark , ....

Perhaps, get a little bell and ring it so he/she gets used to hearing a ring. Then it won't seem out of place .

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Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn commented
He'd probably bark at that too ! lol
Sheldon  Cooper
Sheldon Cooper commented
Eventually he won't be alerted to the unfamiliar noise....
Sheldon  Cooper
Sheldon Cooper commented
Or a balled up news paper
That you slap against your hand when he/ she does something wrong.
The dog will get the point at some point...:-)
PJ Stein Profile
PJ Stein answered

Never heard of that, but mine bark everytime they hear a doorbell on tv. Doorbells are in A LOT of commercials these days.

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Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn commented
Sometimes he barks when he hears them on TV. Glad I don't have a doorbell. Something about that telephone! lol
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn commented
He barks at the sounds of tanks rumbling in some of my games too ! LOL. He's not all there !
Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

One of the current rescue dogs I have barks when she hears a phone ring in the current telephone show.  Then she runs to the front door.

Interesting...

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