It is a term of endearment for me too. Living in the country, I can recognize neighbors' vehicles a mile away. If I'm inside & the Terriers go berserk, I go outside. I'm a Gladyce!😎Gals gotta do, what a gals gotta do!
Someone once said to me, dogs sniffing potty spots on their walks is their way of getting “the tea” of the neighborhood Dogs. & their added tinkles is them adding their tea! HAHA! so yeah! I take it they’re doomscrolling. Lollll
My dog likes to take to the high ground on our evening walks and then rage into the abyss - igniting chaos in every doggy household within earshot. There are no barks before or barks after - just a poop and a smug self satisfied walk home.
They feel it is their job, their contribution to the defense of the family castle, to stand guard versus evil forest creatures in our case, such as chipmunks, bunnies, squirrels and the monstrously large white tailed Cervidae.
Checked with my own dog. She says it's way better and far more fulfilling. Those dogs out there are real. And they aren't gonna bark at themselves, now are they.
Our dog can't see out of the window so he just listens for random noises to bark at. Might be a passing tractor that sounds more menacing than the last one or just one of us closing a cupboard door. I suppose that's more like firing off a daft post on a news story he hasn't read.
Lol. I was able to buy a beautiful $1500 French door for $150 from some folks whose dog would bark at everyone who walked by on the sidewalk out front as he was looking out of it!
They were replacing the door.
I deliver shopping for a supermarket, I wear shorts all year round due to the nature and conditions of work. I get my legs licked by customers dogs daily.
I have not heard of this “doomscrolling” but I very much enjoy patrolling the yard via the window for the invader! (The invader is the squirrel which there are many of)
My wee dog can’t see out any windows. So I open my big wooden door to the glass storm door. Even in 5degrees f my door is open for my wee Smokie to see out and bark until it’s time for his nap.
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They're happy while they do it, even if they see a potential threat (cat, pigeon, moped, person with face concealed in some way).
She definitely keeps us posted as to what's happening on the other side of the window.
She goes mental if she sees a cat!😬
They were replacing the door.
My mutt does it.
Then the other mutt, sitting beside me, joins in the barking.
Both continue to converse loudly, about what's going on outside, whilst I give up on getting some peace 🙄
“Can’t now, someone is wrong in the neighborhood”