Why does my dog act upset when I swat a fly?

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Question by mustang: Why does my dog act upset when I swat a fly?
My dog is a chow/golden mix 12 years old and spry for her age.

She has never been hit or abused. She walks and plays with me outside every day.

We call her the happy police because she gets upset whenever I cry or raise my voice.

She likes to catch flies and bees when she can and gobbles them up.
But she gets upset when I swat a fly.
(fly swatter, magazine, newspaper, etc…)

I think it may be the aggressive motion of the swatter and the irony is she would kill the fly herself if she could catch it.

Does anyone have any insight for me?

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2 Responses to Why does my dog act upset when I swat a fly?

  1. She’s a nervous dog, and it’s just her temperament. You are right that it is the aggressive motion of the swatting that upsets her.

    Jessie
    August 31, 2012 at 11:12 pm
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  2. I have never used a fly swater on my dogs but all I have to do is say the word and they look at me and if I get it to swat a fly they get very upset. There is something about the sound that when you swat at a fly it seems to bother them or they are afraid we will use it on them just like with news papers and so on

    janet_james1948
    August 31, 2012 at 11:21 pm
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