http://www.cesarsway.com/dogbehavior/barking/What-Your-Dogs-Bark-is-Telling-You
It's no secret that dogs like to bark. Many humans find a dog's bark annoying. According to the article there is a reason that they bark. Sometimes it's not healthy for the dog to continue barking. That is why these reasons need to be identified so they can be prevented. Each bark is different so it's not as hard as one would think. The 4 big reasons for barking include boredom, being spoiled, confusion, and fear.
I picked this article because I myself get annoyed with a dog barking. Usually I will yet at them hoping they stop. It never does sadly. Dogs have a language of their own. They understand each other even though we might not understand them.
What I found most interesting is that a dog will bark because they are bored. They're not getting enough attention and there is a lack of exercise as they have energy not being used. Their energy is going towards the wrong thing. I'm currently living with my grandmother who has 2 dogs. I've noticed that they lay around all day and have gained a lot of weight. At random times during the day they will go outside and just bark. When I open the door to go the backyard they go crazy and run outside through the doggy door as if the world were ending. Perhaps if they went on a walk everyday this would be less of a problem.
I would agree with everything this article discusses as I have seen it myself. I am definitely more interesting in learning more about the communication of dogs. I think if we better understood them things would be better for them.
I think this topic affects the world because many humans own a dog and don't know how to take care of one. Dogs have a language of their own and can be of better use to a human if they are better understood. If they were really a man's best friend than we'd do everything we could for them.
Hey!!! Awesome topic! I chose cats lol. I found this very interesting! I don't have a dog right now, but I know they bark like crazy sometimes. When do your dogs bark the most? My old dog used to bark only when the UPS truck came onto the street. He hated that noisy truck.
ReplyDeleteThey like to bark a lot at night. They also can't control their barking when someone rings the doorbell. It's almost impossible to open the door when that happens.
DeleteWhen my parents got married my Dad's mother told him that he needed to take his dog with him, so the dog was there before I was and we always had a dog while I was growing up. The last one was a dachshund named Schatzi. She was a great dog but she barked at everything, cars, people on the sidewalk, even leaves blowing down the street - I kid you not! Unfortunately, this was way back in the 70's, before there were dog whisperers and nothing we did could make her stop barking. Thank goodness we lived in a house so none of the neighbors heard her!
ReplyDeleteI love that you did a post on dog language. I wrote my post on giraffe language. I just find it interesting that dogs bark out of boredom. I live with my grandparents and they have two dogs. I feel that they are always communicating with each other because one tends to be more playful and always wants to play. The older dog responds with a growl and bares its teeth because it would rather rest its old bones. Thank you for this post!
ReplyDeleteI totally see the barking out of boredom thing with my dog at home. It's less barking and more whining, but same idea I think. It's really interesting that we as humans want to categorize and archive possible languages of other species when it only seems obvious that we will never have the capacity to understand dog language. Super interesting article!
ReplyDeleteWow that's really interesting to think about! I guess I never really thought of my dog as having a language. But, alas, he does bark all the time so I'm sure he's trying to communicate something--which is indeed the purpose of language. I wish I could understand their language. That would really be some feat!
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