Your dog has different kinds of barks — here’s why

Dogs are always barking, which means dogs are always taking. Here's how to tell if there's a burglar outside, it's bathroom time, or if they're just playful. Following is a transcript of the video:

Oh, there's so many types of Barks!

There’s so many types of vocalization that dogs make and I think the first thing to realize is that they do usually all have a meaning.

So, a bark is not just a noisy sound. It is a noisy sound but it's usually a sound that's trying to do one of a couple of things.

Express distress, get your attention, tell us about somebody outside the door, some disruption or something surprising.

Look at the context in which the dog is using the vocalization and the context is going to tell you a lot about

what the sound means and incidentally, if you don't want your dog to bark as an attention-getter, to tell you that it's time to take them out, for instance, which is a really good attention-getter they might find then stop responding to that as an attention-getter.

See what earlier signs they might be giving you that they're ready to go out or take them out before they start giving you any signs that they're ready to go out so you can kind of preempt that behavior if you don't want to have it instead of trying to punish it.

Punishing communication never makes sense.

There is a play-pant that has been recorded by researchers. In play, they make a kind of huffing sound which is like a laugh. They don't do that as much, other times, they use their body to express their happiness and the smile that some dogs have is just a feature of their face.

If it makes them look happier to you, great! But they don't have the types of musculature that we do to make a smile.

That doesn't mean they can’t feel happy or that doesn't look like a smile. I mean, their happiness is expressed through like a wildly wagging tail or the bodies sort of wiggling, and the ears back in excitement to see you for instance. That's pure joy, instead of just greeting us with a simple smile.

[howlbigbadwolf]

I find that over the years of you being around your dog you kind of passively learn what they barks mean. you develop a relationship with your dog that you just can understand them sometimes.

[MyEmiverse]

Umm why are people disliking? It’s not like they were clickbaited. The title says “Your dog has different barks- Here’s why” It never implied that they would be showing you dog barks. By the title you should know that the video is only explaining *why* dogs bark. Not examples of their barks. Seriously people stop complaining.

[shame]

Ever hear two dogs bark at eachother from far away?
"OH HEY, ARE YOU A DOG TOO?"
"YEAH!"
"OH, MEE TOO!"
"AWW MAN THAT'S COOL!"
"HEY, ISN'T THIS FUN?"
"YEAH TOTALLY!"
"I'M A DOG!"
"OH MY GOD ME TOO!"

[damontaylor]

I disliked because someone made a long paragraph on why they disliked. I didn't read it but they knew what they were talking about

[RubysLegoLab]

i think my dog believes she has conversations with me that i can understand... she does this all day, she'll wake me up in the middle of the night to tell me something... it's weird but it's cool i love her...

[damiangalaxy]

I gave a dislike because the title does not really suit the video in my opinion. I do not think that the specialist in question covered what different barks mean. She simply said that the context dictates what the bark means. this barely gives attention to what the viewer is wondering. I personally was curious if alterations in pitch or volume could change the meaning of a bark, but I did not receive an answer in this video. She simply states that barks mean different things in different situations. This is obvious and kind of ignores the fact that there are concievably different barks. one specific bark could be used in many different situations so she is not really even elaborating upon the topic when discussing situational meaning. She then shifts focus to talk about bark prevention which has nothing to do with the thesis of your video. The play panting is certainly interesting, but that is not a bark. the title is click bait and I was hooked into it. please refrain from creating these unfitting titles in the future.

[gcraneorigami]

My golden retriever shows her teeth when she sees me and wags her tail. If this isn't smiling, then what is it?

[RatzBuddie]

Yeah, dogs are pretty much the embodiment of simple emotion. They express their feelings on a 1:1 basis, just learn to read it. Our species has only been doing it for thousands of years

[JB-scop]

My dog always makes that huffing sound and nuzzles me all the time.

[tai]

0:58 As if the boot is coming in for the KICK 😂😂

[meu]

My dog actually knows how to smile, as weird as it sounds.

[ceoddkm]

Lol, I feel like my dog thinks I can speak her language 😂😂 She’ll come to me and bark and I’ll literally understand what she’s saying and be like “oh you want a treat, okay”

[didirtybitch]

0:31 *one of my dogs when they hear a car outside*

[kevinduarte]

Bring her back!! I wanna learn more!!!

[Retroz]

imagine getting a degree to find out different types of dogs barks

[lavarball]

My Kid Lonzo can do all of these with his mouth closed



- Me or LaVar Ball

[LordSesshaku]

Title: you dogs has different kinds of barks
Video: does not describe a single type of bark.

[mjsbiggestfan]

These animations are kinda cute :3 <3

[castoru]

when my dog says "woof" it means she heard something coming from the stairs (i live in a apartment) then continues with "bark bark!"

[seadve]

you give so much effort on your videos you deserve millions of subscribers