I have a dog and he rarely "talks". Are dogs just not talkative? I:?
2006-10-23 08:25:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs, like most animals (other than man), generally only communicate when necessary. This is usually when they are seeking a mate, looking for food or defending territory. Since you feed the dog and give it affection, it will probably only bark when defending its territory (at strangers), or when it is unhappy (needs to go out, you step on its tail, etc.)
Mankind is really the only animal that feels the overwhelming need to babble endlessly about nothing in particular. ;~)
2006-10-23 08:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 01:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barking depends on the breed. Also, many dogs communicate through body language.
For example. When a dog is happy it wags it tail, afraid, it's ears are back, hair raised, and tail down.
Dogs body language can be read by: eyes, ears, tail, hair (raised or not) and tone of vocal chords and body position.
Why talk so much when you have all this going for you. I have a greyhound who rarely speaks. Only when it's really important that he wants to get my attention does he do so.
2006-10-23 08:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by che_mar_cody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if you got the dog as a puppy or not. But I adopted a dog that was 5 years old and would never bark. I asked the place where I adopted the dog about its previous home and they told me that the dog was abused there. So my dog doesnt bark beacuse it was abused for barking. I am not saying that you abuse your dog in any way but that is one reason why dogs do not bark.
2006-10-23 08:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that dogs bark to communicate, but they also use a lot of body language as well, such as tail position, the position of their ears, their stance, etc.
As someone else has already said, it seems some dog breeds bark a lot, while others are fairly quiet.
2006-10-23 08:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 3 greyhounds. Two are pretty quiet but the female is a noisy so and so. She barks, whines and howls (goodness only knows what the neighbours think!) and she also screams...that is an awful sound, and it means she's got cramp for hurt herself! She certainly has a lot to say for herself lol
2006-10-23 08:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a warning from the city because my dog barks too much and now i have two dogs so i gotta keep them under control. Haha. that's how i used to feel but now i feel that they gotta control themselves. oh yeah both of dogs are female.
2006-10-23 08:27:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs just aren't very vocal unless there's something to get excited about. If your dog is generally quiet, it's because he's content, and because you're able to pick up on his "non-verbal" cues and give him what he needs.
2006-10-23 08:29:42 · answer #8 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs mostly "talk" through body language. You need to learn to "listen" to it properly for good communication. He is also constantly reading your body language (and tone of voice), he will pay more attention to those than to your words.
2006-10-23 08:58:00 · answer #9 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some dogs are barkers some are not depends on the breed and many other factors.
2006-10-23 08:28:32 · answer #10 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋