Heard something walking on my roof last night and my dog absolutely lost it

That's a genuinely unsettling one. Dogs reacting like that are always worth paying attention to - they're picking up on frequencies and smells we can't detect, so when they completely lose it over something, I'd take that seriously.

The roof element is what gets me though. I've been going down a rabbit hole on black-eyed children reports lately and one recurring detail that doesn't get talked about enough is witnesses describing sounds on or near the roof before or after encounters. Not saying thats what this is, but the pattern is interesting.

Did your dog bark at a specific spot or was it pacing the whole room? That detail matters more than people realise. A dog fixated on one point overhead suggests something stationary, whereas pacing usually means whatever it sensed was moving. Also what time roughly? And did you actually go outside to check, because if so what did you find up there, if anything? Would love to hear more detail on this one.

What was the weather like that night? Asking because I've had a few "roof walker" experiences around Salisbury that turned out to be nothing, but the ones where the dog reacted were always on still, clear nights with no wind to explain it away. That detail matters more than people think.

Good question from @MountainMoonlit actually. Weather conditions matter a lot - thermal expansion on roof tiles can sound genuinely convincing, especially older properties. But that doesnt explain the dog going mental at the same time, that's the bit I keep coming back to. What breed is it and did it bark at a specific spot on the roof or just general panic mode?

had something similar happen at my parents place in the Cotswolds a few years back, dog went absolutely mental and we heard this slow heavy thudding across the roof tiles. turned out to be a massive fox but honestly the way the dog reacted you'd have thought it was something else entirely. what does the footfall actually sound like though? like is it bipedal or more of a four-legged scrabble? that detail matters more than people think with these reports.