I've been studying the dogs in my block...and there a lot of dogs. Most of them are inside the backyards or they're chained. There are about 4 loose dogs. When a chained dog stars barking they all start barking in order....like the closest one and the next and the next..but the loose dogs never bark or even pay attention....why is this???I'm just very curious.... if you dont know make up an asnwer!
2007-05-16 16:12:18 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
the dogs that are chained are in their own "pack" since they are only a yard away from each other and spend a LOT of time (every night a least) together.
they can only communicate by barking since they can't even see each other. Most dogs have a strong hierarchy structure of command. maybe they go in order according to their social standing with each other
The loose ones might have their own pack and might not since they have freedom, but they do not bark since they can see each other and physically communicate rather than barking.
plus running around for dogs is probably more fun and productive than talking
and the chained dogs are pissed. I agree
*woof*
How long have the dogs been running around? If they run free a dog catcher is soon likely to pick them up.
Do they stay in their yards -----------if so, then yeah, the chained dogs are aggravated and begging (barking) for attention. But They have still developed the pack (barking in order) structure since they share the same "emotional outlet" = bakring
2007-05-16 16:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well ... i'm not exactly sure in that case, but most dogs feel threatened or at a disadvantage when they are on a leash or chain and another dog approaching them isnt.
so if youre taking your dog on a walk (on leash) and another person does not have their dog on leash ... its a good idea to remove the leash from your dog. some people think thats a bad idea because then they're not able to control their dog if the other were to attack ... but its the dog on a leash who will attack (most of the time) since they feel at a disadvantage.
of course be careful when letting your dog off the leash. anyways ... perhaps the dogs who are behind a fence are barking at those who are not just as they would bark at a jogger. they feel they're at a disadvantage and ultimately feel they have a right to make their opinions known. and the dogs who are free just go about their business enjoying a sniff here and there.
2007-05-16 23:22:21 · answer #2 · answered by Standing in Line 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
“if you don’t know make up an answer!”
OK, doesn’t seem like you’re searching for the truth here…
Or maybe a made up answer could be the right one since nobody really knows for sure, right?
So here is my made up answer (I’m more like a cat person):
The chained dogs are barking because they smell something out there but they cannot figure out what it is since they’re stuck. So they bark to warn the other dogs and to let everybody know that they will not be accountable since they are not free to move as they please.
The other dogs, the chained ones, are barking too, because they’re saying: “I know they’re something out there but I cannot figure out what it is either since I’m stuck here too, with my chains and all, sorry I cannot be of more help and could please somebody get me out of this restricting device?”.
Now, the loose dogs are not barking because they know there’s nothing out there because they checked it out themselves earlier, since they can move around. Yes, there was something smelly and weird but it was only a lost squirrel going home late after a bachelor party…
Now you have the neighbor, the one with no dog who is against guns but then suddenly in the middle of the night, awaken by all those barks, will wish he had a gun so he could shoot some of those freaking barking annoying animals…or their owners…
2007-05-17 00:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by Howard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs are territorial. The dogs that bark are vocalizing their willingness to protect their territory. The loose dogs having no territory to speak of have no vocalization of such protection. The barking in order is the wave effect. The first dog to see the sray and be vocal about it alerts the rest of the dogs to the intruders and once alerted or visual contact of the stray is made those dogs then begin their vocalization.
2007-05-16 23:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by semperfortisma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The dogs that are confined and barking are barking to let the stray dogs know where the dog pound is - helping them to get away. The more you hear different one's bark the further away the stray's have gotten away from the dog pound.
LOL
2007-05-16 23:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by Heidi W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When dogs are left on their own without a stable food source or safe environment, they revert to pack. All dogs are pack animals. In a home environment they allow the owner to assume the leadership role.
When fending for themselves, I assume they become wary of attention and have learned that it is better to go unnoticed. If they draw attention to themselves they might have to fight off a more aggressive dog for any food or shelter they have managed to find.
These are just guesses, but I think they might be true.
2007-05-16 23:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Firespider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple, a bark is a way of the dog communicating. if the " wild dogs" are the commotion they don't feel the need to bark. so when a chained dog barks it's a way of him/her saying, "what happened?"
2007-05-16 23:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by Eryc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are asking for the loose dogs to come over
2007-05-16 23:15:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the loose dogs are happy, the confined dogs are yelling out that they are being tortured and chained up. HELP! is what they are saying.
2007-05-16 23:15:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
becuz there free and chain dogs they ask loose dogs 2 help em out
2007-05-16 23:15:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋