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  4 0 "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" ...and much of the time, it means just as much as a person standing on the streetcorner yelling that. And it's for the same reason. "I need attention!" Dogs think you're their pack. They figure you're kind of leotarded about sounding the alarm to tell the pack there's an intruder nearby (or a dandelion blowing in the breeze), so they take the responsibility of doing that for you. I think most dogs think we're sweet, but mentally defective, since we can't seem to decipher any of the scent-signals that are so important to them. What your girl is probably saying is, "Hey! I see you! This is my pack! They're not undefended, you know, so you better not try to sneak up on us and steal all the kibble! I'll tell my person and he'll kick your ass!" Geni answered in Pets about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 0 Thank Dog they don't speak English. I think dogs would just tell us how silly and boring we are. But it would help keep humans from making dumb mistakes, like patting dogs on the top of the head, as if they liked it. Your dog is probably simultaneously shouting "Intruder!" to the folks in the house and "Go Away!" to the people approaching. You'll probably hear a change in pitch once she recognizes the people, getting higher when she realizes it's a friend, not a foe, out the window. The bigger question is, why are you training your dog to bark like that? Ditch the perch - close blinds (Roman shades that open from the bottom are great), move the furniture, whatever it takes to keep her from feeling like she has to guard the house all day. She'll relax more and probably live longer. Stress kills. If she's still young, under 2 or 3, be careful. This can be the start of a bigger problem, like biting people at the door. You might think about getting a trainer or behaviorist in to help - not one that will use pain or intimidation to correct the barking, but one who teaches her what *to* do, using reinforcement. It could also be just what it already is, annoying. Many, many dogs bark at things they see outside. AhimsaDogTraining answered in Pets about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Geni and Marty Unger… 0 0 That's great advice, to keep the dog from feeling like she has to be on guard all the time. I never thought about that with a big front window facing a sidewalk, but it's true that dogs that live in those situations tend to bark a lot and seem very stressed. Geni commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 She's with me all day and barks at the slightest noise outside whether she sees anyone or not. It's true that the pitch gets higher and then turns into a whine once she recognizes her friends (good to know). It's incredibly annoying and I'd love for her not to bark like this so I guess I'm asking: Is it realistic to train her to reduce/not bark in these circumstances and, if so, then how? Marty Unger commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 "go away" and "attention family, a stranger approaches" or "come here now and play with me" Dogs developed the bark to communicate with us. Notifying the family when a stranger approaches is one of the first skills dogs learned in prehistoric times. Chasing away predators is a likely second. In my experience, poodles are the king of barkers and love nothing more that watching for something or someone to bark at. Kip Waddle answered in Pets about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 1 Cause they don't know the words? (Sorry. It's an old joke...) "Cagey" answered in Pets about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 2 Dogs are essentially mentally and emotionally retarded wolves. That's what domestication is. You take a perfectly normal species and fuck with it until it's dependent on you like a baby is. And then you eat it. Or get it to help you get things to eat. Wolves don't bark but wolf puppies do. And wolf puppies bark to get attention. When a dog barks it is saying "Hey! hey! hey you! Yeah you! I see you! Do you see me? I know you hear me! hey! I'm here! I will (play/kill/freak/love/etc-pick one) you if you come over!" No dog is more dangerous than the the one that doesn't bark (excepting basenjis). It's reverting back to wolfy maturity and that is not good in a dog. Tom answered in Pets about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by Tom, BasementDweller3, and Kip Waddle… 0 0 Thumbs down?! Dumb ass. That really is why dogs bark. Tom commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Actually their brains are a lot smaller than wolves, and the brain of a wolf born in captivity is significantly smaller than a wild born wolf (and it doesn't come back once packs are rereleased). So dogs are, to be more accurate - brain damaged mentally and emotionally retarded wolves. Doesn't mean they aren't cute and all, just with a lot of empty space in their skulls (20-30% smaller than a wolf of the same size). Happened to us too. Neandertals had much larger brains, and our own Cro Magnon ancestors used to have bigger brains too. I think most barking is "Something is happening! Something is happening! Anything is happening!" We need dogs to be diminished infantile wolves, otherwise it would be like having a pet mountain lion. They are also territorial, hence the yard guarding. BasementDweller3 commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 It is generally accepted that dogs self domesticated. Wolves scavenging for food eventually evolved into tame dogs who sponged off people. Many of the changes are a result of selecting for temperament and the resulting changes in body chemistry. This has been replicated in minks and shown to cause things like spotted fur and smaller ears. Kip Waddle commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 2 barks = frustrated attempts at communicating, because they haven't got proper lips ;) Rev.Enant answered in Pets about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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