Dog scared of gerbils?

[cathy123]

This morning, I accidentally made a movement that scared my gerbils. They went up to the first platform and started jumping up and down and squeaking like they do when they are scared. As soon as they started doing it, my dog who was layed in his bed, got up and sneaked down the stairs like he had done something wrong! I've noticed it before when they started jumping up and down and my dog ran out of the room with his tail between his legs!

[ninestone]

Dogs can hear better at much higher frequencies than people... Maybe the squeaking bothers him?

[cathy123]

It is probably the squeaking. He seems a little cautious when they jump up and down but he doesn't leave until they start squeaking.