The BarkSkip pop-up has 10 toggles: Animals, Loud Noises, Babies/Kids, Robots, Scary Things, Supernatural, Violence, Weird Things, Weather, and Disturbing Visuals. The last two are easy to scroll right past.
Neither one is new. They've been there a while. I just haven't talked about them much, so here's what they do.
Rain and Storms Made Gus's List
In The List That Started BarkSkip, I shared the list I kept before BarkSkip existed. One line on it was "Rain/stormy scenes…Scary."
If you've been wondering how that one shows up in BarkSkip, Weather has its own switch. Turn on the Weather toggle, and BarkSkip skips the mapped storm scenes in any supported title that has them, free or Pro. Leave it off, and those scenes play like normal.
What Each Toggle Covers
Weather covers thunder, lightning, storms, rain, and wind when the weather is the scene. A lot of dogs have trouble with thunder and lightning, so I wanted to make sure weather got its own switch.
Disturbing Visuals is for grotesque props or body-horror props. One example (mild spoiler) is Anaconda, where a character loses his head, and there's a close-up of the head slammed against the bus windshield. Gus saw that as disturbing and possibly dangerous, and lost his ever-loving mind.
Like every other category, both of these get the same 10-second on-screen warning before the skip, and you can cancel it.
Which Titles Use Them Right Now
As of the November 1, 2026 catalog update, 6 of the 40 titles include Weather:
Are We Done Yet
Dog Gone
Enola Holmes 2
Pacific Heights
The Great Outdoors
The Kid Detective
Two of those, Dog Gone and Enola Holmes 2, are free titles right now. Dog Gone has 132 mapped triggers, and Weather is one of its categories thanks to a couple of thunderous storm scenes.
Disturbing Visuals is rarer. So far, it appears in only one title: Anaconda. Honestly, I hope it stays rare. I'm not a fan of movies that put that stuff on display. But it's subjective, which is exactly why it has its own toggle.
Why These Are Worth a Look
Every dog's list is different. Gus's list included rain. If you've only ever turned on the top few toggles, take a minute to scroll through all 10 and match them to your dog.
And if a stormy scene sets your dog off and BarkSkip didn't skip it, tap “Report at current time” in the pop-up. That sends me the movie and the timestamp, so I can take another look.
The question behind every scene I map is still the same: What would Gus do?
BarkSkip is a movie-night management tool, not a replacement for professional training or veterinary advice.
Try a Stormy One for Free
If weather is on your dog's list, Dog Gone and Enola Holmes 2 are both free right now. Install BarkSkip, turn on the Weather toggle along with your dog's other triggers, and press play in desktop Chrome or Safari. If it works for your dog, Pro is a one-time $15 that unlocks the full catalog.
Install for Chrome | Install for Safari | Browse the Catalog
-Newton, Founder of BarkSkip
