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There is no connection between dog barking and ghosts

Are there ghosts? Dogs bark a lot at night. Do dogs scream when the ghosts appear?

Krishna: There is no connection between dog barking and ghosts

Living on the street builds howling instincts as an adaptation to their environment. As a stimulus response to certain strange sounds, dogs bark at night. Such instincts can be easily triggered by siren sounds, vehicle horns, bursting crackers, or loud music.

A dog might be facing certain health issues, due to which he cries and is unable to sleep. The reason can be an external or internal injury. Also, hunger leads to discomfort in dogs. They might feel bloated or have an upset stomach which is caused by a reaction to allergic foods. There can be many such reasons that cause injury and pain to dogs, making them bark and howl.

Dogs are very social animals who become bored easily. They get rid of boredom by barking harmlessly at any sound they hear and just letting their energy out. Howling is an expression of loneliness to grab fellow attention.

Dogs barking at night is considered a sign of bad luck or suspicion of someone’s death as per Hindu mythology. However, this belief is denied by scientists.

You can stop this barking by dogs by feeding them or by removing any possible threat or health issue that bothers him. You can also distract him by clapping or ringing a bell.

Now coming to the ghosts issue. There is no evidence of ghosts according to science. Scientists tried their best but couldn't find even a small proof that they exist. But why do people say they have seen or felt ghosts? I have given 22 reasons why this happens. You can find them here: Science and the paranormal

So saying that dogs bark when they see ghosts have no reliable scientific base .

There is no connection between dog barking and ghosts

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