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yorkiemama08 · 01-19-2009, 12:53 AM

My dog gets really weird at night if he gets woke up. He starts barking like an axe murderer just walked in the room and it takes me a few seconds to get him to calm down. The other night we were asleep and my three year old daughter got sick (she threw up all over her room) and she walked into our room and Harley started going bazurk and scared me half to death.

Then a couple nights later my husband and I were watching a movie and Harley was asleep by our feet on the floor, my husband accidently bumped him and he started going crazy again barking in all directions. I leaned down and was shushing him and he got in my face and was all crazy eyed like he was going to attack or something and then it was like something clicked in his head and he stopped and went back to sleep like nothing happened. We think he isn't all the way awake when he does this, but we aren't sure what is going on. Has this happened to anyone else? Is this normal?

cariblonde · 01-19-2009, 01:23 AM

Yea, Gizzie does this, I will be sound asleep and she will hear something and get up and bark...These dogs are worse than babies sometimes I think

They can hear every little thing

Dougal&Little · 01-19-2009, 01:24 AM

I suspect your wee fella was just completely asleep and when he was woken unexpectedly he reacted over the top. You know sometimes when you're startled out of sleep and you leap up with your heart racing. Well some yorkies' first reaction is to go "bark bark bark" when they get a fright.

Then he realises there's no threat and he just goes back to sleep.

DukesMommy · 01-19-2009, 02:15 AM

Lucie does it. Anytime she is asleep and something scares her awake, she starts barking until she figures out what it was. It's a pain when we are asleep too, makes me just about jump out of bed.

chachi · 01-19-2009, 04:39 AM

Both of mine do that

JJinjersey · 01-19-2009, 04:54 AM

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JoeyP · 01-19-2009, 05:12 AM

Yorkies are alarm dogs
They do react to noises and when they see something new
It also sounds like your dog might have been sensitized when your daughter got sick
and he is on high alert now
Be careful about shushing him and comforting him when he barks
You might be reinforcing the very same behavior you don't want

roxies_mom · 01-19-2009, 06:28 AM

Roxie does this too. It's hard in my house since I have older kids still living at home and we have a swinging door. We have to keep our bedroom door shut to try to eliminate some of the sounds she's hears. They have very keen hearing and can hear things most of the time we can't. It's kind of nice for me in the way that I know when each one is coming in and once the last one is in I can rest knowing they're all home safe and sound. It can be a pain when she's just barking because the cats are roaming about the house. You know how cats are, they are kind of nocturnal.

01-19-2009, 12:53 AM	#1
yorkiemama08 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: WA, USA Posts: 8	Has anyone experienced this? My dog gets really weird at night if he gets woke up. He starts barking like an axe murderer just walked in the room and it takes me a few seconds to get him to calm down. The other night we were asleep and my three year old daughter got sick (she threw up all over her room) and she walked into our room and Harley started going bazurk and scared me half to death. Then a couple nights later my husband and I were watching a movie and Harley was asleep by our feet on the floor, my husband accidently bumped him and he started going crazy again barking in all directions. I leaned down and was shushing him and he got in my face and was all crazy eyed like he was going to attack or something and then it was like something clicked in his head and he stopped and went back to sleep like nothing happened. We think he isn't all the way awake when he does this, but we aren't sure what is going on. Has this happened to anyone else? Is this normal? __________________ Hello from Harley! Yorkies are #1!

01-19-2009, 01:23 AM	#2
cariblonde Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wilmington nc Posts: 1,585	Yea, Gizzie does this, I will be sound asleep and she will hear something and get up and bark...These dogs are worse than babies sometimes I think They can hear every little thing __________________ Proud Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club and in the end, its not the years in your life that count but the life in your years.... Abraham Lincoln

01-19-2009, 01:24 AM	#3
Dougal&Little Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 944	I suspect your wee fella was just completely asleep and when he was woken unexpectedly he reacted over the top. You know sometimes when you're startled out of sleep and you leap up with your heart racing. Well some yorkies' first reaction is to go "bark bark bark" when they get a fright. Then he realises there's no threat and he just goes back to sleep. __________________ Dougal (card carrying member of the Teapot Club) & Dixie (aka Evil Wee) Dougal's Facebook Dixie's Facebook

01-19-2009, 02:15 AM	#4
DukesMommy YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Posts: 682	Lucie does it. Anytime she is asleep and something scares her awake, she starts barking until she figures out what it was. It's a pain when we are asleep too, makes me just about jump out of bed. __________________ Kati,Duke,and Lucie

01-19-2009, 04:39 AM	#5
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Both of mine do that __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

01-19-2009, 04:54 AM	#6
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01-19-2009, 05:12 AM	#7
JoeyP YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA Posts: 1,005	Yorkies are alarm dogs They do react to noises and when they see something new It also sounds like your dog might have been sensitized when your daughter got sick and he is on high alert now Be careful about shushing him and comforting him when he barks You might be reinforcing the very same behavior you don't want __________________ Mike and Zach's Dadd

01-19-2009, 06:28 AM	#8
roxies_mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central illinois Posts: 1,396 Blog Entries: 1	Roxie does this too. It's hard in my house since I have older kids still living at home and we have a swinging door. We have to keep our bedroom door shut to try to eliminate some of the sounds she's hears. They have very keen hearing and can hear things most of the time we can't. It's kind of nice for me in the way that I know when each one is coming in and once the last one is in I can rest knowing they're all home safe and sound. It can be a pain when she's just barking because the cats are roaming about the house. You know how cats are, they are kind of nocturnal.