This has been lifted from the Countryside Alliance weekly News letter and as BOTH are relevent, I am sending it for People who dont get the Telegraph (or dont have time to read the Telegraph cos the Dogs are continually Barking )


2. Why dogs bark

Earlier in the week the Telegraph reported that a council was running free courses to help people "understand why their dogs barked" following the publication of Defra advice on the subject. Defra may not have a full time Minister to help farmers, but readers will be relieved that at least it can give us the top ten reasons why our dogs bark:

1. Over-dependence on an owner, resulting in separation anxiety.
2. Fear or phobic reaction to sights or sounds, inside or outside the home.
3. Territorial.
4. Attention-seeking.
5. Social - calling to other dogs in the district.
6. To signify the dog wants to play.
7. To signify aggression (it is important not confuse 6 and 7).
8. Predatory or chase behaviour.
9. Frustration, eg because the dog did not expect to be left behind.
10. Senility.

The Telegraph provided an alternative version: David Sapsted's top ten reasons why his dogs bark

1. As a good way to ruin the end of Frost so you never discover why the retired librarian did it.
2. To scare away imaginary foxes. Real foxes, on the other hand, are left undisturbed to slaughter the chickens.
3. Because why would anyone want to be asleep at 3.20am?
4. To draw attention to the fact that they missed out on the Bacon Fries during your round at the pub.
5. Because some other dog three counties away decided to bark.
6. To frighten off that ugly beast they have just spotted in the reflection of the oven door.
7. As a warning to passing aircraft that 30,000 feet looks low enough.
8. Because it's too damned quiet out there.
9. To alert you to the hazards posed by that leaf that has just blown past the window.
10. Because they can.

:D Brilliant!

He must have the same breed as me :P :P

Dudley has stuck her paws up at number 3 :rolleyes: :D :D

Very good :D

Mollys favs are 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 :rolleyes:

:D

Mine do all of them, yep,  1-10 :rolleyes:

hangs head (complete with ear muffs) in shame :D

Ha ha, in she-devils' case 1 - 20 :rolleyes:

Thanks...that gave me a good laugh. Tansy barks at leaves, birds, planes, dogs, people (a 'one bark' hello)and bubbles to name just a few. Oh yes......and me, her dad, her ball, the lodger...etc etc etc :rolleyes: Luckily, she is not a continual barker...phew

My OH and son thinks our dog barks a lot :rolleyes:  I keep telling them that she doesn't but they don't believe me.  She only barks at people and cats outside the house and then she has to be standing up at the window or at the front gate.  She will occasionally jump up to bark at birds or she might bark at another dog on a walk and that's it.  I should swap with one of you guys for a day and let them realise what a quiet dog we have.

Fantastic, good to have a laugh!

If we did a swap for a day cheryl I can guarrentee your family would definately think your dog is mute :P :P
In fact if I'm in another room and all is quiet in the kitchen, I have to have a look see what's wrong  Usually it means they are asleep, though even then they 'talk' in their sleep. :rolleyes: (probably dreaming of chasing birds, planes etc) :P