What would make him react like this?

[hha]

no, not really, very down to earth woman, and was so sweet, she had a way with dogs too...that's one woman that knew how to do everything..even roofed a house one time..

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by RMKC

They are around here , surounding neighbors lost 3 within the last yr, all small dogs...but of course they just open their doors and let them out without them being supervised i live out in the country and my 2 are never ever without the leash, and when going outside i allways am on the defensive.... coyotes are getting pretty bold and are very sneaky !!!!

Living in a condo Bud is never off leash of course. Walking at night
is scary when you think of those darn coyotes. I hope they are
not back! It's lit pretty good where we live. Maybe I'll just also
carry a flashlite. That might be a good idea.

[Lou]

Originally Posted by RMKC

If there is woods nearby, could be that a coyote peed there ???

That is what I think it is. A coyote or wolf scent would be different from a pet dog so your little guy would think it strange and probably fearful.

[Lou]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

You do hear of these things from time to time. I do know a dog's scences
are far beyond our's. Grandma must have come back for a visit or maybe
her spirit still lives there. Somehow that is comforting since it's grandma.
If it were in a house I just bought and it wasn't my grandma I would be
scared out of my mind.

I posted last year some time asking if anyone believed in ghosts. I think a collie I rescued is still with us after death. All Three of my dogs will stop and stare at the same thing at the same time from time to time. The spot is right about collie height. One time Adie even took a submissive pose. Go figure.

[RMKC]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Living in a condo Bud is never off leash of course. Walking at night
is scary when you think of those darn coyotes. I hope they are
not back! It's lit pretty good where we live. Maybe I'll just also
carry a flashlite. That might be a good idea.

Thats what i have to do, take them out when its dark, i take them out one at a time, as i could not handle both if something would come at us, and allways have a Flashlight with me, least i can use that to wack one over the head if i had to time consuming going out twice , better safe then sorry.... besides i got them trained pretty well , when its dark , they pee and then they want to come right back on the porch

[sweetr72]

This was a great Halloween spooky thread..thanks for the smiles everyone!!

[davis]

It must have been some kind of smell of a wild animal of some kind. I was walking Rickles and in the far, far off distance there was a very faint bark and Rickles took off and practically drug me the rest of the way. I need both my knees replaced (going in November to have first one done) so you can imagine how I was trying to run behind him. It even got me spooked and I got scared which only made him more afraid and run even faster. I was so glad no one was around because we must have looked crazy with this look of panic on both our faces going 90 to nothing down the sidewalk and me making a jerky kind of hop because my knees can't work that fast. He has never done that sense and we have heard dogs barking in the distance many times. I can't imagine what made that time so different. I now can laugh about how funny we must have looked but at that moment believe me it wasn't funny.

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by davis

It must have been some kind of smell of a wild animal of some kind. I was walking Rickles and in the far, far off distance there was a very faint bark and Rickles took off and practically drug me the rest of the way. I need both my knees replaced (going in November to have first one done) so you can imagine how I was trying to run behind him. It even got me spooked and I got scared which only made him more afraid and run even faster. I was so glad no one was around because we must have looked crazy with this look of panic on both our faces going 90 to nothing down the sidewalk and me making a jerky kind of hop because my knees can't work that fast. He has never done that sense and we have heard dogs barking in the distance many times. I can't imagine what made that time so different. I now can laugh about how funny we must have looked but at that moment believe me it wasn't funny.

Sorry to hear you need knee replacement surgery. I know how you must
have felt, hair going up on the back of your neck right? Bud growls in
the dark when we're walking and it creeps me out because I can't see
anything but I know he scences things. I hate walking at night but have
no choice.
Well this morning we went back, because it's where he potties the
second time in the am and he peed where he smelled the scent.
He still smelled it ,tail was between his legs but he peed there then
ran away dragging me with him. I hope it rains soon maybe that
will cover the scent whatever it was. Just plain weird.