He could be hearing something and trying to alert or protect you
We live in a condo in the city and Remy is pretty keen to all sounds, of which we have quite a few! We do not use "no" to discourage the barking or his little "alert growl"
If he is reacting and there is clearly nothing wrong, or its just a strange sound (fire engine, wind, etc) we simply tell him "its just noise"
Sometimes I repeat this several times "its just noise, its ok" My tone is very calm and reassuring and I continue doing whatever I was doing. He usually will stop, look at us and then will accept the sound as "safe" and "ok"
Now if he barks at all it is if someone has exited our elevator, or if he wants something from us....
Realize Remy is now 1.5 years old so his response to "its just noise" is conditioned, it will take repetition and time
__________________ Susanne  and Remy 
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