I have a Treeing Walker Coonhound and she loves to bark and howl. I have been training her to only bark to alert us if there are people around, if she needs out....etc. She still barks at things like other dogs and cats, but now she listens when we give the Quiet command.
I have noticed in the last couple of days that her voice is sounding like she has laryngitis. It doesn't have that hearty bellowing howl that she used to have. I checked to make sure she doesn't have anything in her throat.
Usually I thought as a dog ages their voices get louder, not emptier. She never had that puppy yippy voice, we adopted her at 6 months.
2006-12-04 04:58:41 · 7 answers · asked by moobiemuffin 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It sounds like she may have barked so much that she made her voice go a bit hoarse. If it persists for the next week, take her to the vet to make sure there is no damage done.
2006-12-04 05:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Julez81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog's "voice" can change throughout it's life due to age, health, etc. However it cannot get laryngitis due to the mechanics of what makes their voice is different than ours, which is why a dog can barks for hours/days and still have a "voice".
2006-12-04 05:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by smurf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/nycqQ
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-04-24 23:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tone of a dog's bark does change with age. Usually, it gets deeper in tone. Your dog could be catching a cold if her bark sounds like laringitis. Maybe you should have your vet check her.
2006-12-04 05:03:35 · answer #4 · answered by gayfavor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya, different accent in each country too.
2006-12-04 05:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
typically yes, their bark or bain will deepen as they get older
2006-12-04 05:07:02 · answer #6 · answered by Pam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah they do change
2006-12-04 05:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by Hotstuff1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋