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Originally Posted by CableRunner
Wait, jacob hates technology and a flashlight gave him a coronary. So the Sonic Fence was constructed to keep him out, perhaps that's the incident, except it wasn't just the shack that freaked, but the whole island. Smokey may be his pet, a dumb dog that keeps racing to the end of his leash and clotheslining himself.. he did have a picture of a dog in his shack...
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Here's an alternative: Electricity gives Jacob power (which is why Ben didn't want Locke to bring the illuminated flashlight into the cabin with him. He doesn't want Jacob to have power.) Jacob only becomes visible when Locke shines his flashlight on him.
It also explains why Jacob didn't start throwing things immediately when Ben and Locke entered the cabin. He didn't have the power to do so.