barking

Shaia · 03-11-2008, 01:40 AM

shaia is 6 months and i've only heard her bark in warning twice - both when she was scared of something. of course she barks during play, but i'm wondering: at what age did your doodles being barking at the door, etc? i guess i should watch what i wish for

but it would be nice to have a warning bark when something sketchy is going on outside.

annabelles mom · 03-11-2008, 02:07 AM

sometimes AB barks when doorbell rings, other times she just runs to the door

debbildog · 03-11-2008, 07:47 AM

I'm convinced Sandy would have never learned to bark at the door if it wasn't for Tucker - the howling beagle mix. Now he barks at any knocking sound (not good in a house with old pipes!)

my Boo · 03-11-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Shaia

but it would be nice to have a warning bark when something sketchy is going on outside.

Hee hee. Boo is 10 months old and only started doing warning barks about a month ago!

Cinsmom · 03-11-2008, 08:37 AM

Cinnamon is 3 and the only time I hear a warning bark is if another animal comes around, like dogs, cats, deer, coyotes, owls, she'll even bark at the hawks if she's in the mood. I say only, but that's pretty often. If we have someone pull in the drive, she does this whine and starts running circles around the house. We have a central staircase that she runs around.

One night we had a major traffic stop right out front and she didn't even peep. The only way we new something was amidst was she was quiet (aways a warning sign!). There were flashing lights, search lights, cars pulled off the road, the whole 9 yards. She was watching, but not a sound. So much for our "watch dog!" Dave said she WAS watching!

lmtoth2 · 03-11-2008, 08:42 AM

we have regular bark-a-thons at our house. Kirby hears something outside, starts barking...Dex runs to see what's going on and joins in...it's rough and we are trying to work on cutting it down.

The newest thing in our house (besides Kirby humping Dexter all the time) is their play barking. They have just started this the past week...it's starting to get annoying so we may have to (try to) put a stop to it or at least cut it down a bit.

Sammy-Doo's Fam · 03-11-2008, 06:20 PM

You are lucky... Sam barks WAYYY to much when people evn walk by.

Shaia · 03-11-2008, 06:47 PM

yeah, it seems that in a 2 dog family, one "teaches" or encourages the other to bark. this was the case with my last dog. i wonder if it's a single dog, if they just instinctively pick it up? like will she just start barking one day?

lmtoth2 · 03-11-2008, 06:49 PM

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yeah, it seems that in a 2 dog family, one "teaches" or encourages the other to bark. this was the case with my last dog. i wonder if it's a single dog, if they just instinctively pick it up? like will she just start barking one day?

Dex did bark pre-Kirby...just not as much as now. He didn't bark as a young puppy and started around 5-6 months old...

blueteal · 03-11-2008, 09:15 PM

Denver barks at anything that goes by our house.
I always say Thank you and settle and then he stops.

sandy · 03-11-2008, 10:59 PM

Nicky rarely barks inside the house, but outside he'll bark at things which he considers unusual. Sometime I can't figure out what that is! One day he barked about a plastic bag that was blowing around in the neighbor's yard, which he saw by peering between the boards in our fence.

sdrudge · 03-12-2008, 12:19 PM

Cacao barks at shadows. Last night my husband was downstairs and Cacao and I just got up the stairs. She couldn't see my DH and she just saw his shadow. This was around midnight.

The one time you don't want them to bark. As soon as she my husband she was fine. But she was just letting me know she didn't know what was coming.

blueteal · 03-12-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sandy

Nicky rarely barks inside the house, but outside he'll bark at things which he considers unusual. Sometime I can't figure out what that is! One day he barked about a plastic bag that was blowing around in the neighbor's yard, which he saw by peering between the boards in our fence.

bahahhahaaaaaa
Denver will bark if a newspaper is floating by............

**MaxandMe** · 03-12-2008, 01:20 PM

hahhaaaaaaaaaaa SUE!!! ohhhhhhh i love it

Max wasn't a big barker till after he was 13mos old
NOW we know when deer are in our yard...totally normal
if mailman or anyone is in our driveway...OK that's good

but when he Barks cuase he thinks he hears a chipmunk farting

or Casper is floating by

, well like SUE i say THANK YOU and HUSH now

oh If Max barks, then peanut and beau do the "me too" barking act

deepnite10 · 03-17-2008, 01:00 AM

Toby only barks when his brother and sis. bark..it s the roll model
program we have going on in the house now..

otherwise Toby would probably not bark at any one..though he did bark when he was introduced to the crate..and that was on a couple evenings
in the row..

03-11-2008, 01:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Shaia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 247	barking shaia is 6 months and i've only heard her bark in warning twice - both when she was scared of something. of course she barks during play, but i'm wondering: at what age did your doodles being barking at the door, etc? i guess i should watch what i wish for but it would be nice to have a warning bark when something sketchy is going on outside. __________________ ************************************ Mary & Shaia

03-11-2008, 07:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
debbildog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 1,153	I'm convinced Sandy would have never learned to bark at the door if it wasn't for Tucker - the howling beagle mix. Now he barks at any knocking sound (not good in a house with old pipes!) __________________ Kristin & dd Annie with our crazy doodle crew - Sandy, Iris, and Maggie We are officially outnumbered by the dogs!

03-11-2008, 08:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cinsmom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KC area Posts: 2,499	Cinnamon is 3 and the only time I hear a warning bark is if another animal comes around, like dogs, cats, deer, coyotes, owls, she'll even bark at the hawks if she's in the mood. I say only, but that's pretty often. If we have someone pull in the drive, she does this whine and starts running circles around the house. We have a central staircase that she runs around. One night we had a major traffic stop right out front and she didn't even peep. The only way we new something was amidst was she was quiet (aways a warning sign!). There were flashing lights, search lights, cars pulled off the road, the whole 9 yards. She was watching, but not a sound. So much for our "watch dog!" Dave said she WAS watching! __________________ Becky & Cinnamon http://safeharborprisondogs.com

03-11-2008, 08:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	we have regular bark-a-thons at our house. Kirby hears something outside, starts barking...Dex runs to see what's going on and joins in...it's rough and we are trying to work on cutting it down. The newest thing in our house (besides Kirby humping Dexter all the time) is their play barking. They have just started this the past week...it's starting to get annoying so we may have to (try to) put a stop to it or at least cut it down a bit. __________________ Leslie

03-11-2008, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sammy-Doo's Fam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 593	You are lucky... Sam barks WAYYY to much when people evn walk by. __________________ “The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” ~ Samuel Butler Alicia & Sampson-Doodle

03-11-2008, 02:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	sometimes AB barks when doorbell rings, other times she just runs to the door

03-11-2008, 06:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shaia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 247	yeah, it seems that in a 2 dog family, one "teaches" or encourages the other to bark. this was the case with my last dog. i wonder if it's a single dog, if they just instinctively pick it up? like will she just start barking one day? __________________ ************************************ Mary & Shaia

03-11-2008, 09:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Denver barks at anything that goes by our house. I always say Thank you and settle and then he stops.

03-11-2008, 10:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
sandy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 448	Nicky rarely barks inside the house, but outside he'll bark at things which he considers unusual. Sometime I can't figure out what that is! One day he barked about a plastic bag that was blowing around in the neighbor's yard, which he saw by peering between the boards in our fence. __________________ Sandy and Nicky the Doodle

03-12-2008, 12:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
sdrudge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 2,196	Cacao barks at shadows. Last night my husband was downstairs and Cacao and I just got up the stairs. She couldn't see my DH and she just saw his shadow. This was around midnight. The one time you don't want them to bark. As soon as she my husband she was fine. But she was just letting me know she didn't know what was coming. __________________ Samantha, Cacao and Beau (AKA:Romeo and Juliet)

03-12-2008, 01:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	hahhaaaaaaaaaaa SUE!!! ohhhhhhh i love it Max wasn't a big barker till after he was 13mos old NOW we know when deer are in our yard...totally normal if mailman or anyone is in our driveway...OK that's good but when he Barks cuase he thinks he hears a chipmunk farting or Casper is floating by , well like SUE i say THANK YOU and HUSH now oh If Max barks, then peanut and beau do the "me too" barking act __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

03-17-2008, 01:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
deepnite10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 1,358	Toby only barks when his brother and sis. bark..it s the roll model program we have going on in the house now.. otherwise Toby would probably not bark at any one..though he did bark when he was introduced to the crate..and that was on a couple evenings in the row..

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