Why do dogs bark when strangers appear at night?

 8:39am, 25 July 2025

Nowadays, whether in rural areas or cities, raising dogs has become a common and common thing. Raising dogs in cities may be a pet dog to accompany the owner's family's life. Many dogs in rural areas use dogs as home guards, because dogs are much stronger in hearing, smell and insight than humans. Therefore, we often hear dogs barking at night. So when strangers appear at night, why do dogs bark continuously?

1. The nature of guarding the house is

For dogs, there is loyalty to humans in their bones, so especially the guarding house dogs raised in rural areas have the nature of guarding the house. If at night, they see someone coming from their homes, or even hear footsteps far away, the dog will think whether these people want to come to their owner's home. On the one hand, by shouting, they want to tell others that they have known that someone has arrived and want to scare others away. On the other hand, by shouting, they can tell the owner that someone may be coming. This is due to the nature of the dog.

So after saying this, I believe many people will wonder whether their dogs will not only bark when there are people, but also often bark when there are no one. So what's going on?

2. Lack of security

Many dogs will bark wildly even if no one comes to visit when their owners are away. In fact, this may be because the dog is insecure and wants to get the company of their owners in this way. Therefore, in order to keep the dog quiet when you are alone, as the owner, we should give the dog enough sense of security, and it is best to take more time to accompany the dog.

You can put some things with the owner's smell in the dog's nest, such as the owner's clothes, etc., so that the dog will feel more at ease.

3. Too bored

Many dogs bark for no reason, which may be because the dog is too bored, so you can arrange some toys for pet dogs at home to pass the time for the dog.

4. If you are full of energy, you have nowhere to vent your vent.

Dogs always bark. It may be because they are too energetic and have nowhere to vent. Therefore, you should try to vent your energy during the day. You should take your dog out for exercise at least two or three times a week. When the dog has vented his energy during the day, he is tired of playing, and naturally he will not yell and scream at night.

It is normal for a stranger to approach it, and the dog will yell with a big throat. However, if no one is approaching it, the dog will always bark for no reason, and the owner will find out the reason and then find a way to deal with it.