Is a dogs bark meant as communication or to frighten ?

Answer 1

Communication.
When the bark is meant to frighten, then that's communication, too!
You'll notice that a dog has different-sounding barks for different occasion. There's the joyful bark, the "I want a biscuit" bark, the 'time to go outside and play' bark, and then of course there's the "Don't even CONSIDER coming any closer or I'll rip your head off" bark.

Answer 2

I agree, it can be both. It depends on the situation.
Usually, a dog's instinct is to bark at something new, so it can be either trying to communicate with it or frighten it!!

Answer 3

depends on the situation. A bark can be a way of communication to tell us they want or need something, alert us to something or to frighten people or things that they feel threatened by.

Answer 4

To the people it knows and love...communication. To strangers...To frighten. But at the end of the day...It's all about communication.

Answer 5

Agree with Lara. Once you are in tune with your dog, you recognise the difference in the bark. My Border Collie has a high pitched, excited bark when he knows it's Flyball time!

Answer 6

Yes!

If the dogs is excited and barking it is telling you about the 'thing' it has seen/found.

"woof woof woof!" -- " Theres a thing that I've found, come see!"

If the dog has hackles raised and is growling along with the barking it is a threat and warning.

"Grrr, Woof Woof Grrr Woof!" -- "Back off before I chew yer nuts off, Mate. I aint scared of you!"


Obviously these are rough translations as I haven't actually spoken to your dog yet!



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Answer 7

if uget used to the dog, u will start recognising each bark, there are many different ones.
loudest barks are the ones to scare away
milder ones are communication
than there are barks combined with whining when the dog is sad and he is just feeling irritated

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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1. Repetition is the number 1 principle of dog training. Dogs just like humans learn by doing things over and over in order to get better.

2. Dog Training can and should be fun for both you and your new pet.

3. Training sessions should always be short but sweet. I never work a dog more than 15 minutes in a session to keep from losing the dog's attention. You should train you dog at least once a day but never more than three formal sessions a day.

4. Your goal should be that each training session is just a little bit better than the last one. You need to always strive to make the training better, slowly. I mention this because quite often I see people who do daily training sessions but the dog never gets better and it is not the dogs fault.

5. Having patients is very important in dog training. Losing your temper does not work with a canine it simply makes things worse.

6. Exercise is very important in the training process to get rid of all the dogs nervous energy.

7. Taking your pet for walks is very important because it develops serotonin which gives your dog a feeling of well being.

8. Always be sure to give your dog a bunch of praise in your training. It is your dog's paycheck for doing a great job.

9. Never hit your dog. I have heard people say I never hit my dog instead I roll up a magazine and swat it. It's the same thing... hitting is hitting.

10. After each training session be sure to do something that your dog will enjoy. Take it for a walk, throw the ball or maybe even rub its belly. Just do something that makes the dog look forward to the next training session.

These are things that I teach my dog training students as well as my dog training clients. I hope these things will give you something to think about when training your dog. Spend some time training your dog daily and you will both reap the benefits.

Answer 10

There are many types of bark,+as well communication to let you if there is problem be it with stranger or with himself.