Dog Sniffing Walls in my House

[FurloughedAgain]

Ok, this seems like an odd question.

My dog keeps sniffing at the floorboards, walls, and in a closet in one of the rooms in my house.

I've checked the crawlspace and the attic for "critters" and havent found any.

Any ideas what this could be?

 

[AVI8V1]

where is your stash?

 

[vclean]

Probably meeses. Look for their 'breadcrumb trail'. It may also be a poltergeist, you never know.

 

[bafanguy]

I've checked the crawlspace and the attic for "critters" and havent found any.

Any ideas what this could be?

I'd call my pest control service and have them come look. Termites can get into spaces you might not be able to see. That's how it happened at my place.

The dog may be picking up on any chemical trails left by the bugs. I've even seen reports of dogs detecting cancer in their owners. Animals have some incredible senses.

 

[garf12]

Probably a dead body under the floor.

 

[FN FAL]

It could be one of three things...

• Your dog has gone off the reservation...totally insane, bonkers.
• It's an elaborate scheme by your dog to drive you insane.
• Previously, there were other animals in the house and your dog senses where they left their mark.
• Both you and your dog have gone insane. In which case, I wouldn't worry about it...the ying/yang effect should neutralize any mental health issues between you and your dog.

 

[User546]

You could also have any number of rodents (mice perhaps) behidn the walls going up and down the framework if it's a relatively older house. I use to live in a house that was built in the mid-50's, and I had a mouse problem at one point. You wouldn't believe how many of those little rodents get inside and our actually running around the ceilings framework, etc. I once found one dead in my refrigerator !!?? Figure that one out.

I'd defintely call an exterminator to have it checked out.

 

[westwind]

Did you get a screamin' deal on John Wayne Gacy's old house?

 

[FurloughedAgain]

nah its a brand-new construction, less than six months old. Two weeks ago I had an exterminater come through the house to spray for critters (my wife fears spiders).

He also left a few mousetraps in the crawl-space. He said that we didnt have any signs of mice, but better safe than sorry.

So that was two weeks ago. Think I should still call them? (sounds expensive..lol)

 

[CaravanMan]

Jimmy Hoffa, or did they find him?

 

[FN FAL]

Jimmy Hoffa, or did they find him?

Yea, I think they fingered him in that recent Wendy's case, but I don't think he has a leg to stand on.

 

[CaravanMan]

Lol, good one FN.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Does he hump your leg before or after sniffing the walls?

 

[FN FAL]

Does he hump your leg before or after sniffing the walls?

Maybe it's during. Which would be the doggie equivilent of some chick watching Leno or Letterman while doing it.

I could see how it would bother him. He pays for all the dogs meals, gives it a nice place to stay, takes it out once in while and wines and dines that dunce, buys it squeeky doggy toys to shove down its troat...so how does it repay him? REALLY?

Here he is, letting the dog do it's thing on his leg while he's walking around the house taking care of some errands and the dog has the unmitigated audacity to stop in the middle of the act, so's he can sniff an outlet or something. What is up with that?

 

[cforst513]

I once found one dead in my refrigerator !!?? Figure that one out...

i came back from thanksgiving break last fall to find a dead mouse floating vertically in my toilet. he must have fallen in while trying to get a drink. i thought a physical plant guy left a surprise for me. that woulda been funnier...

 

[Lear2460]

Sometimes dogs will do strange things like that when something is going on with them. How old is the dog? Is he on any medications? Seizures and reactions to meds can cause that...

My dog was on the equivalent of "prozac" for awhile. After I caught him several times looking at a blank wall and looking as though he was watching something move, I took him off of it....

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Sometimes dogs will do strange things like that when something is going on with them.

Or they do it just to screw with your head. The dogs always have the last laugh!http://members.fortunecity.com/wavjunky/swl-g/grr.wav

 

[cforst513]

shoot, i'd just be happy he wasn't dragging his butt all over the floor!!!

 

[FN FAL]

shoot, i'd just be happy he wasn't dragging his butt all over the floor!!!

That would be sad, because then it would be doggie divorce time.

You know what a doggie divorce is? It's when you, the dog and a shotgun go for a walk, but only you and the shotgun come back.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Call Geraldo and have him open the walls on live TV.