Barking Dogs

Could YOU Be Making Your Dog Bark????

Published April 6, 2012 | By admin

Party Marty, the amazing and phenomenal cat, here once again, dishing out the advice and dispensing the wisdom as only I know how! Boy! Do I hate dog barking! It makes my ears bleed! Does your dog bark excessively? Did you know that your dog’s barking may be attributed to YOUR behavior and mental state of mind? I’m just saying….

According to cesarsway.com, dogs bark for many reasons, but I found it interesting to discover that sometimes dogs bark in response to its owner’s negative energy. Yep! If you are frustrated over something, your dog will pick up on that sensitivity and let out that pent-up frustration by barking.

What to do? Quit that internal barking of your own and simmer down! I know…easier said than done, but if your dog barks and you can’t figure out why…no one at the door, no one outside the window, already went outside to conduct its business…that sort of thing…then look inward to see if he is barking at YOU! Hey! It could happen!

By the way, cats don’t bark! I’m just saying…

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Star Wars Anyone?

Published January 21, 2012 | By admin

This is actually a Volkswagen ad, but it’s a dog chorus and I thought it was pretty funny. Check ‘em out!

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Dealing with a barking dog

Published December 22, 2009 | By bloggindogs

Jessie, the lovable pooch: My good Yorkie-Poo buddy, Bolt, e-mailed me the other day telling me that the other dog in his household barks incessantly. This dog will bark when he hears a doorball on a TV show. He will bark when he sees someone walking on the trail behind his house. He will even bark at the air. Bolt says this noise is highly interfering with his nap time. I told Bolt that every time his dog buddy barks, he needs to find out why the dog is barking. If it is for good reason, such as a stranger in the yard, the barking dog should be praised. (Or, conversely, Bolt can begin to bark under such conditions and take full credit for alerting the humans in the house to potential danger!)

If the dog is barking because there is a squirrel out back or a piece of trash flew by, simply tell the dog to be quiet and immediately return to what you were doing. You will have to keep at this routine for a couple of weeks until the dog learns to bark for good reason. Sure, the dog may still bark at the squirrel or the piece of trash, but only for a few seconds. All it needs to do is bark a couple of times to incite fear, and then the dog will believe his job is done.

According to Bolt, he says the only time HE barks is to get this other dog to be quiet! Guess Bolt has been barking a lot lately!

Bolt and his barking dog buddy, Naismith, along with the experts at Joy of Living Pet Sitting Services in Kansas City, want to wish all of you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Some information for this post obtained at http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/behavior.html

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Why bark when I can write blogs?

Published September 28, 2009 | By bloggindogs

Bo here! You know, I have always wondered why dogs have to engage in that annoying sound humans refer to as barking. I don’t bark. I dare not draw attention to myself in such a demeaning manner. I prefer to draw accolades from my good looks, overall charm, and feline prowess.

Jessie: Hey, Bo! News flash! We dogs bark as a form of verbal communication. Most humans are actually quite pleased that we do so, as we can alert them to something we want or need.

Bo: I want for nothing. And if I need it, I get it myself.

Jessie: Well, if I may enlighten you a bit, barking serves a rather distinct function for a dog. According to http://pets.webmd.com/dogs, if a dog learns that a certain bark gets him what he wants, such as a treat, he will use this talent to his benefit. In fact, we are so talented in our vocal commands, that our humans can usually identify what we want by the distinct sound of each of our barks. Bet you can’t do that , Bo!

Bo: And why would I want to?

Jessie: For example, we have a territorial bark. If other dogs, animals, or people are approaching our turf, we use our bark to alarm them and to alert our humans. Sometimes, we simply have what is referred to as alarm barking, when certain sights or sounds trigger that response in us. At other times, we bark as a way to communicate we want to go out…or come back in. My Yorkie-Poo buddy, Bolt, barks when he knows it is time for his daily walk. It is an excited, “yippee!” kind of bark!

Bo: (Yawning) Meow. I am going back to sleep. Please do not awaken me with some distrurbing bark. Just leave me a note or a paw print if you want something. Barking is so last century, don’t you think?

Jessie: Uh, know! Barking is my main form of communication, and I will continue to use it all of my life. I may even use it to tattle on you when Karen of Joy of Living Pet Sitters comes home, so you better sleep with one eye open, fine kitty.