Do Halloween Yard Decorations Scare Your Dogs?

The other day Mrs Happy and I were walking our little puppy angels around the neighborhood when we came upon one of those inflatable skeletons  and other assorted Halloween yard decorations.   Much like this picture here.

Our dogs are creatures of habit. If something seems out of place, like Halloween yard decorations, they get nervous. Marty, our little white Italian greyhound with the grey helmet saw this skeleton in the neighbors yard and went berserk. He stood steadfast staring and barking at that skeleton for almost two minutes straight. The hairs on his back created a mohawk (what we call a backhawk) and he was completely engrossed with this strange Halloween yard decoration display.

A few blocks down the road and our little Cooper, the grey Iggy with the white boots found himself spooked by small metallic Halloween yard decorations in the shape of a wizard hat and a spooky looking cat. After being startled by their presence and running away, he proudly came back and attempted to relieve himself on them.  Perhaps as a sign of dominance.

I tell ya dogs do the funniest things.  Ours are no exception.  You can see their angel like presence in the slide show at the top of my middle sidebar.  They really are a beautiful part of our family and bring great joy to everyone they come in contact with. And they are each other's best buddies.