My dog barks at an empty staircase. What's the rational reason?

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I feel stupid to ask this question. But I really need help. My dog barks at my staircase. We live in 1st floor. When I take him out he stops before the stair & barks. And when we return he comes to that exact spot and barks. He just wouldn't come even if I show him a treat. He sniffs around that place & barks again at an empty space. Just plain empty space. There's nothing there. I read in Google that dogs could react to spirits like that. Do u have any rational explanation for this? Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | unneutered | 8 months and 5 days old | 40 lbs

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

There are certainly some people who feel dogs are more sensitive to supernatural entities. We have no scientific evidence of this, so I cannot speak to this possibility. A scientific explanation would be that your dog has an incredible sense of smell and there could be a smell in that area that your dog detects and reacts to, but you cannot smell because you don't have the incredible sense of smell that your dog possesses.

My dog barks at an empty staircase. What's the rational reason?

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