Comments on: What is your dog trying to say?

By: Camilian

Camilian — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:48:12 +0000

My dog uses all of these barks, and then some. He uses long “grooooooaaannnnnns!” And “Roo roo ra roo!” barks to ‘talk’ to use, especially during playtime and when having him do tricks for dog biscuits. Translated roughly as “What are you waiting for?” and “ohhhh, maaan!”
Dogs are amazing.

By: Don Knowles

Don Knowles — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:23:19 +0000

Then there are the low rumbles, moans and groans of tummy rubs, settling in for a good nap or just plain sighs of contentment, dogs speak this way to.

By: Andie

Andie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:34:49 +0000

I could be mistaken, but this sounds like it came straight off of Stanley Coren's "How to Speak Dog"... Hi Andie, I have never owned this book but it does look good.

Regards Justin

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:21:07 +0000

I was at a park with my dog and a stranger came up and asked to pet my dog. My dog backed up into me and I said, “No, she would not like that.? He went ahead and stuck out his hand and approached her. She leaped into my lap barking and growling. I said, “I said no. He was offended and told me I handled the situation wrongly and my dog shouldn’t be out in public. What was I suppose to do. We are working with a trainer to stop this behaviour but until then what can I say?

By: Joann Gary

Joann Gary — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:44:34 +0000

I love this article, I am retired and spend a great deal of time with my dogs.
My 5 yr old mastiff is truely my best friend, when I come home from shopping or whatever, he greets me at the door and believe it or not he is saying mama, love you, over and over.
The other day, my 8 yr old grandson was with me, and his mouth dropped open, as he looked at me and said “Grandma Fred is talking” so I asked him what he heard and he repeated…MAMA, LOVE YOU.

joann

By: laura

laura — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:57:18 +0000

Thanks so much for this informative article on barking. Every dog’s bark is unique but these are great guidelines and clues into what might be going on. Some of them I knew but some I hadn’t thought of. My Ginger is, among other things, a very good watchdog. She knows I’m blind so she alerts me to anyone or anything that enters into our territory. She has a sort of different bark that starts mid-range and rises a little in pitch, not up to a yelp but it happens when she knows she’s going to have diarrhea or vomit, which she has done a couple of times. It means “I know it’s not a scheduled bathroom time but I just have to get out there because I don’t want to have an accident in the house.” When she does that, I grab the leash (I always have one nearby) and get her out asap. I think knowing our dogs’ barks is rather like when a mother knows her baby’s different cries, one for being hungry, one for needing to be changed, one for surprise, indignation or anger (hey, how come that man jabbed me with a needle? Just because he’s a doctor . . . etc.) My dog had a certain kind of yelp when he was surprised and a longer yelp when disappointed (aw, come on, do you have to put that nasty stuff in my ear again? It hurts enough already!”

Anyway, I applaud you for having this wonderful blog and especially for this article on barking. I’ve never seen such a thorough article on the different kinds of barks and I like the fact that it is something which a blind person can use to better understand the dog’s language, at least in general terms. this should be mandatory reading for all guide dog owners.May I have permission to forward the article on barking to the guide dog user discussion lists to which I belong?

Again, thank you for a wonderfully informative blog.

By: Viv

Viv — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:15:07 +0000

Thanks for great blog and info. It is so true about the various types of barks, we have 9 dogs and when the Alpha boy (Bibi) barks in a certain way i.e. in an urgent manner, we always take heed and check out the situation. We live on a small holding and to date everyone around us has had their home broken into but not ours!

We listen to our dogs and in every instance they have done a job well done. We say thumbs up to our pack! – they are not only our children, friends but they pride themselves in keeping their human family safe.

We thank God for these beautiful treasures, and that we have the honour of loving and looking after them as they do to us.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:52:36 +0000

Jessie…

Geat post. I added you to my blog roll!…

By: dog houses

dog houses — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:56:36 +0000

Nice post! These facts are very informative! I will be saving this page to my favorites for sure.

By: Because of Dali

Because of Dali — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:32:37 +0000

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Very helpful information about dogs barking, thank you