Breaking the silence in the dark
Choco's loud barks
Shiba dog, 'Choco'
If keep barking at the ceiling..
Owner: Why, what's wrong! Shouldn't bark in the middle of the night!
Woof
Choco.. you tryna start with mommy??
(Mom.. there's something at the ceiling) STAHP..! You're scaring mommy...
'Choco' barking at the ceiling, regardless of day and night
Owner: 'Choco' began to bark after we moved here... So I thought there really is something
But turns out there's no one on the 15th floor(upstairs)..
So I genuinely began to believe that this place is possessed..
A month ago
Choco's family moved into current place
Owner: When I was living alone, I sued to spare the entire living room just for him
But my husband has a bit of pneumothorax, so he easily wakes up
when he feels there's a bit of dust or hair, so..
After they moved in, Chocco began to stay inside the fence
Pretending that was the reason why he barked but even after he came out of the fence
Choco still barks at the ceiling
He wasn't like this at first
Been only a week since it all got serious
(A month ago) My husband's grandfather passed away,
So we stayed at the funeral for three days as the chief mourners
Right after that, we came home and saw him barking at the ceiling, trembling so badly..
Owner: Wondered if a ghost followed us all the way from the funeral..
Is Choco
having a conversation with the ghost..?
Almost penetrating the ceiling
(Choco, say something TwT..)
Owner: Since Choco's condition is getting worse (not sleeping well, barking overnight..)
And worried if his actions might cause harm to his body...
"Ma'am~ I'm here"
Lee Chan-Jong, Director of Esac Training Center: Awww~ you're such a sweet heart~
Owner: He loves people, very sociable as well..
(But) You know, some say dogs can see ghosts..
Choco might be in that case..
Lee Chan-Jong, Director of Esac Training Center: Dogs stare at things that are moving,
this is because he sees things, it's happening right before his eyes
But then, how would Choco notice something invisible
The only way to confirm things that aren't visible is only through hearing
Sound of piggy bank
Has no reaction
Scratching Scratching
Lee Chan-Jong: Can you hear me? Owner: No
Lee Chan-Jong: The sounds outside are louder than this, right?
I can hear it crystal clear tho?
Lee Chan-Jong: The range of sound in which people can hear is different compared to dogs
The auditory thresholds of 18 young men and of 11 dogs were measured at the seven octave-frequencies from 125 to 8000 ~ under comparable physical conditions. The sensitivity of the dogs equalled that of the human 5 at 125 and 250~ surpassed it by 6 db at 500~, by 13 db, at 1000~, by 15 db, at 2000~, by 19 db, at 4000~ The frequency-locus of maximal sensitivity is somewhat higher in the dog. The lower variability of the dogs may be due either to greater precision of the determinations for each dog or to greater homogeneity of the dogs 'acoustic systems in respect of age and sensory capacity
In almost all range of notes, a dog's hearing is more sensitive than the people
The minute sound was heard
by him, who was extremely sensitive about the environmental change
Who's there!
Lee Chan-Jong: Then the reason why he's reacting more vigorously is
because of the move-in, the environment's changed
Shiba in particular, they're prone to stress when the things surrounding them are changed
The minute sound was heard
by him, who was extremely sensitive about the environmental change
※He isn't technically seeing ghosts but rather reacting to a particular sound.
Relieved
Lee Chan-Jong: By repeating the sound that's been heard on and off,
we're going to familiarize that sound as if it's been always there
(Going to crank up the volume of the 'sound')
So whenever the sound comes along, mommy's gonna play with him. Do whatever you wish to do.
Can hide the snacks on the floor, whatever
Laying down
(Woah, that sounds louder)
Don't get stressed, Choco
Lee Chan-Jong: Okurr!
Snacking
V-sign~
Repeated training
After the iterative training..
He seems to focus on the sound again, but then..!
Laying down
Okay!
Woah that's sick..
(Chan-Jong, truly is GOD..!)
Owner: Never have slept well ever since we moved in, even felt anxious the entire night but seeing him sleep despite the sound it's amazing
From now on, I'll try my best, so Choco can sleep despite the sound heard
'Choco' after a long nap
has finally got recovered from all the fatigue...☆
Refreshed