I don't scare easily
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (111989)
El Paso, Texas
October 15, 2023 5:53pm CST
Well, just thought I'd write about a scary incident .... for me that is .... on Wednesday night.
Roscoe needed to peee so I let him out and about 10 minutes later he was barking in that way that tells me it's a person he's barking at. He was on the east side of the lot which is unusual for him so I went out to investigate and low and behold there was a man sitting behind my new neighbors mobile home, they haven't moved in yet so I was suspicious.
The guy gets up and walks towards and I asked 'who are you' and he tells me he was watering the trees in perfect English. My new neighbors to be don't speak English plus there aren't any trees there yet.
Roscoe was still barking like crazy and I simply turned and went inside and called the cops.
It took them at least an hour to finally show up and before I knew it there were 4 units in front of their property. I spoke with the Sheriff or deputy or whatever and told them about this guy and of course they wanted a description. Good grief, it was dark so all I could tell him was that he had on a white tshirt and dark pants and was relatively tall.
Yesterday the man of the next door house was there to try to build his fence along with his friend who actually speaks English so I told him about the incident.
I don't scare easily but when someone is hiding behind an empty house after 8pm in the dark it makes me nervous and it made Roscoe nervous too.
Now Roscoe doesn't bark at 1am anymore and I'm wondering if that guy is finally gone.
Well, my new neighbor is once again next door working on his fencing and of course Roscoe is having the time of his life barking at him.
Can you tell when your dog is barking at a person rather than a kritter?
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@AmbiePam (87817)
• United States
15 Oct
Oh, boy. That would have scared me too! With Sadie, she growls when she detects a person, but barks when it is an animal. My old dog, Leno did the same thing, and it came in handy a time or two.
I know I don’t have to say it, but please be extra careful. Roscoe, Tuffy, and all of us need you to stay safe.
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@kareng (57611)
• United States
17 Oct
@rebelann Oh don't you hate that!! Reminds me of when I took my car to the shop for electrical problems and it does none while there. Get it back and walla....goes crazy again. They thought I was nuts at the shop! It went back and forth for awhile and they finally got it all fixed.
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@snowy22315 (174709)
• United States
16 Oct
I would be scared too. I am much more afraid of seeing a person after dark on my property than I would be of seeing a any animal sneaking around out there. I guess the neighbor didn't know anything about the guy...right?
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@much2say (54425)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Oct
Eek - that sounded suspicious - I'm glad you called the cops! Growing up, I remember we could tell when our dogs were barking at strangers . . . it's a bigger, sharper bark that sounds like you know they think something is wrong and they just will not stop.1 person likes this
@allknowing (132070)
• India
16 Oct
Preiti our dog was good in that We knew there would be a reptile the way she would bark.
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@allknowing (132070)
• India
16 Oct
@rebelann I could say she had many different barks and the tail wagged differently too (lol)
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I love it. Next time I'll just say I shot a thief and see how long it takes to get here.@DWDavis (25806)
• United States
19 Oct
@rebelann I'm reminded of the story of the man who called to report a burglar breaking into his shed. The 911 dispatcher told him there was no one available but an officer would stop by as soon as possible. Five minutes later, the man called back to tell the police there was no hurry as he'd shot the burglar and they just needed to come by and collect the body. Within two minutes there were four squad cars at his house. When the police found no one shot, they said to the man, "I thought you said you'd killed the burglar." The man replied, "I thought you said there were no officers available to respond."
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@Marilynda1225 (81288)
• United States
16 Oct
That would scare me too and I think you did the right thing and alerted the police.
My dog does have different barks for different things.
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@Marilynda1225 (81288)
• United States
17 Oct
@rebelann hope he doesn't come back. Good thing you have Roscoe to alert you to what's going on
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@aninditasen (16033)
• Raurkela, India
16 Oct
Our dog Kittu barks at the slightest disturbance around the house. He won't allow anyone close to the gate or boundary wall.
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@aninditasen (16033)
• Raurkela, India
18 Oct
@rebelann It was a blessing in disguise so that you could catch the intruder.
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@LindaOHio (166289)
• United States
16 Oct
I'm glad you called the police. They are about as responsive as our police. It took then 35 minutes to arrive when our security alarm went off. I wouldn't have gone outside. Have a good week.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Oct
No, I can't tell the difference and I am impressed that you can. I can tell by looking at her though. The fur on the back of her neck goes up when it's a critter...like a deer or a black bear.
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@rebelann (111989)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct
He's a mixed Belgian Laekenois, I think he could also have some heeler and terrier in his blood line.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Oct
@rebelann
What kind of dog is Roscoe?
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@GardenGerty (159036)
• United States
16 Oct
If I had a dog I probably could. I can tell what Bruno is Meowing about. Maybe "watering the trees" is a euphemism for going pee. Anyway, it still would be scary.
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@RasmaSandra (76340)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Oct
I never had a dog but I am glad that Roscoe is such a good guard dog to warn you about that guy and I hope he does not return,
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