my dog will not bark at anyone...

• my dog will not bark at anyone... david gallaway Posted : 12/13/2006 11:09:30 PM my dog will not bark at anyone..he is almost a year old , he is a full blooded austrailian shepard black tri. the only thing he does to strangers is lick them and get excited. is there anyway to teach him to bark at strangers? he has got to be the worst guard dog ever. the other day my wife locked herself out of the house and had to use the window to get in and all he did was lick her the whole way in ...any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated..thanks in advance. LIKE 15 REPLIES 260 VIEWS LAST POST XERXES Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• astaracheetah Posted : 12/13/2006 11:24:56 PM I would hope your dog wouldn't bite your wife (one of his pack) for coming in the window. That's not really a good way to assess whether or not your dog barks when you are not there. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• spiritdogs Posted : 12/14/2006 7:49:10 AM You can get your dog to bark (by doing something that normally does make him bark) and put it on a cue like "scram" intead of "speak".  At least then, if someone is coming in, you can tell them to scram and the dog will help you out.  [] If this is a young dog, be aware that sometimes they don't find a voice while they're still pups. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• houndlove Posted : 12/14/2006 9:01:45 AM When I read this I thought, "LUCKY GUY!" Be careful wht you wish for. It may come true. [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Shohin Posted : 12/14/2006 9:25:04 AM ORIGINAL: spiritdogs You can get your dog to bark (by doing something that normally does make him bark) and put it on a cue like "scram" intead of "speak".  At least then, if someone is coming in, you can tell them to scram and the dog will help you out.  [] If this is a young dog, be aware that sometimes they don't find a voice while they're still pups. Great idea!!!!  Never would of thought of that! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Susan Robertson Posted : 12/14/2006 9:54:10 AM my dog will not bark at anyone   Neither does mine.  Never barks at people, doorbells, knocks, people coming in or out of the house, etc....He barks occasionally at a squirrel or distant noise when he's outside, but NEVER has he barked in the house that I can recall.  He just turned 5.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Scout in Canada Posted : 12/14/2006 10:16:29 AM Oh, I love having a dog that doesn't bark.   I still hold out that if you were home and appeared startled or scared of the person entering the house, they would sense it and get agitated themselves. Maybe. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mudpuppy Posted : 12/14/2006 10:29:16 AM well, aussies aren't supposed to be guard dogs. Most seem to bark a lot when they get excited about their work, though. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Cheryl Harvey Posted : 12/14/2006 3:07:28 PM Our Shiba-Inu/Husky mix never barks. Except at one neighbor. But, he's generally afraid of dogs and I think she senses that. Or just doesn't like him. That's o.k, though, we don't like him either. Our eight month old has been more vocal lately. I think she's going through a stage where she'll bark at almost anything. She's learning that it's o.k. to give a warning bark, but needs to stop when I shush her.   I would hope neither of them would bark if a family member had to come through a window! Chances are, they wouldn't bark at anyone coming in--all they'd care about is whether the intruder looked like they wanted puppy kisses. And, they think EVERYONE wants their puppy kisses!   I like to believe that if the dogs thought I, or any family member, were being physically threatened, the intruder would find a very different situation. I also hope to never have to test my theory! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• spiritdogs Posted : 12/14/2006 6:27:11 PM ORIGINAL: mudpuppy well, aussies aren't supposed to be guard dogs. Most seem to bark a lot when they get excited about their work, though. I beg to differ - read the ASCA Australian Shepherd breed standard. [] Aussies are a dog of "strong herding and guarding instinct". 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• kyda fett Posted : 12/14/2006 7:34:29 PM I wish my dog didnt bark at strangers. I also wish I had an Australian Shepard but you cant have everything you wish for. You sound like you have a really sweet dog. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Xerxes Posted : 12/14/2006 10:16:12 PM ORIGINAL: houndlove When I read this I thought, "LUCKY GUY!" Be careful wht you wish for. It may come true. [] Truer words ne'er were spoken. I would give my left leg for a dog that wouldn't bark, considering mine bark at everything. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• agilebasenji Posted : 12/15/2006 10:48:08 PM I would give my left leg for a dog that wouldn't bark   Here ya go:   [linkhttp://www.basenjirescue.org/DOGS/default.htm]http://www.basenjirescue.org/DOGS/default.htm[/link]   And you won't even have to give up your left (or right) leg.  [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jjsmom06 Posted : 12/16/2006 12:34:21 AM You might be surprised actually at how your dog reacts if you or your wife were threatened or someone was actually breaking in…   Many greyhounds don#%92t bark and my first 2 never barked at anything, but on several occasions when they felt that someone was a threat to me they went absolutely NUTS!!![]   I would have never expected that from them.  Honestly the lack of barking is one of the things I love most about greyhounds…if I were you I would be counting my lucky stars!  [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Xerxes Posted : 12/16/2006 9:43:32 AM ORIGINAL: agilebasenji I would give my left leg for a dog that wouldn't bark Here ya go: [linkhttp://www.basenjirescue.org/DOGS/default.htm]http://www.basenjirescue.org/DOGS/default.htm[/link] And you won't even have to give up your left (or right) leg.  []   Let me append my previous post:  I Would give my left leg if my dogs wouldn't bark.  []  (Though I do like Basenji's alot) 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login