Might sound stupid - I certainly would think so, but my 15 month old Cairn Terrier barks like crazy everytime she sees a black or Asian person. It is getting really embarassing. There is one lady who walks in the park and everytime the dog sees her she runs up to her and barks. This lady then looks really nervous - and I'm trying desperately to catch the dog and apologise profusely at the same time. A similar thing happened when we were walking down the street and a black man was walking towards us. In both cases there was nothing unsual about the way they were dressed - the Asian lady was wearing a headscarf but otherwise just the usual trousers, coat and boots etc. Today my dog saw her from a distance and deliberately targeted her - it wasn't as through she was surprised by her coming up from behind or anything like that.
I would try and ask her if I could intriduce the dog to her when I am holding her - but I think she would be a bit scared (the lady, not the dog)
She's generally speaking a lovely, friendly dog, not particularly 'barky' when we're out walking normally, and I've defnitely noticed the difference with black or Asian people.
It sounds crazy - but does anyone else have experience of their dogs barking like this? I'm getting to the end of my tether with her.
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Wordsmith · 06/03/2015 09:56
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