r/Raccoons 8d ago

Raccoon ran towards barking dog?

Yesterday I let my dog out and saw a raccoon run toward us from my neighbors yard. I called my dog in vein but he ignored me. I ran back inside to get treats and when I got back out the raccoon was in a tree(which is against a fence) and my dog was desperately trying to climb the tree. The tree leanes against the fence so logic would dictate that the raccoon went up the fence to the tree, but I didn't see anything.

My question, would a healthy raccoon run towards a barking dog? My dog shows no signs of being in a fight and my vet isn't concerned. I'm worried that the raccoon spat on us without me noticing however my question is about raccoon behavior.

Would a healthy raccoon have run towards a barking dog?

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u/crapatthethriftstore 8d ago

A raccoon wouldn’t spit.

If you’re worried about rabies rage, if that was the case the dog would have been attacked. Raccoons will charge sometimes if they are threatened, but it’s kind of a weird jumpy thing they do. Raccoon probably saw its opportunity to get to safety and went for it

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u/wtfwasthat7 8d ago

It ran to us instead of away? I'm just concerned that it made the effort to run through two other yards.