Comments on: My Dog Only Talks To Big Dogs https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/ Helping Your Dog Love The Boat As Much As You Do Sun, 18 Aug 2019 22:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Groovy Goldendoodles https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-123353 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:01:36 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-123353 Harley is more of a social barker. He will bark upon approach and many mis-interrupt that as leash aggression. He will also bark when it’s time to say goodbye #gofigure. Jax has just found his voice so he barks at commercials on television #sillydoodle

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122303 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:15:40 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122303 In reply to Melissa.

Baby sounds like a very communicative girl. Wouldn’t you love to know what she’s saying about the water?

]]> By: Melissa https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122296 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:38:09 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122296 My Boxer mix Baby barks VERY rarely. In fact, the only time she barks (when she hasn’t been ticked off by another dog) is at ripples when she’s playing in the water. I have no idea why. It’s the silliest, cutest, oddest thing.

That said, she does like to make like grumbly howley noises. When I’m not getting her breakfast fast enough. Or I’m not throwing a toy fast enough. Or when a boy comes over and she just loves boys so much that she has to tell them that they had better come pet her right noooooow!

She’s a demanding little thing.

]]> By: Kimberly Gauthier https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122221 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:22:55 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122221 Our nearest neighbor has a dog that barks whenever we’re out with the dogs and our dogs ignore him. Rodrigo didn’t used to when we were a 2 dog family, but now that we’re a pack, he’s more focused on his siblings.

]]> By: meghan https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122207 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 03:15:13 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122207 This really fascinates me, too! Last year, I watched SPARCS, a canine science conference, online for free. One of the speakers had done some studies on barking, and concluded that while some dogs might be communicating something–especially if barking had been reinforced–most barking is caused by an emotional response. Specifically, the researcher concluded that barking dogs were feeling ambivalent–torn in what their reaction should be. And so they barked.

I’m not sure what that has to do with Honey only talking to big dogs. But it makes since with my Nala, who rarely barks despite being a german shepherd. She occasionally barks at me when she is full of feelings and *needs* me to play with her right this instant, but that’s rare. I’ve only heard her really, truly bark twice–both times, there was a cat! On her fence! How dare it! But it sounds like if Honey heard Nala barking at those cats, she might have something to say about it.

]]> By: Monika & Sam https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122201 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:17:49 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122201 What fascinating observations. Sam isn’t much into barking, saving it only for the ‘serial killer mail person’ (wink) and small dogs flummox Sam in general anyway. I think he views them as windup toys. 🙂

]]> By: Golden Daily Scoop https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122200 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 23:02:29 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122200 Very interesting! Miley doesn’t bark, ever. Then Maggie joined the family and she makes up for both of them. Whoever and whatever walks by the house, she lets us know. Bruin will sometimes follow in Maggie’s way and chime in from time to time. 😉

]]> By: De Hufford https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122194 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:25:38 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122194 Hmmmmm. We bark at all kinds of things. No dogs close by since we live on a farm, but anything we think Mom and Dad should know about leads us to bark.

]]> By: Anne https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122193 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:14:20 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122193 I’m at a loss on this one. It is very interesting question though. My dog doesn’t bark at other dogs unless he can see them barking; and then I think it is more of a frustration thing because he wants to play and he is not able to get to them (on leash, in car, etc).

]]> By: DZ Dogs https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-only-talks-to-big-dogs/#comment-122191 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:49:06 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=16079#comment-122191 Interesting!
Dante barks whenever he feels the need to notify me of someone either at the door or passing by our house, sometimes he barks to tell me the neighbor is home, usually its just a couple good woofs.
Jack barks like a maniac when someone knocks or rings the doorbell, and Ziva barks at things she is unsure of or that look suspicious, like her aunty coming out of the shower wearing a towel on her head. BOL!!!

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