As we well know, dogs communicate in many different ways, both among themselves and with other living beings, and some do it so clearly that we humans often say that "if you don't need to talk, you already know what you want to tell me and how to do it."
It is important to know that dogs communicate in many ways, for example with their smell, their body, with vocalizations and looks, etc. In the case of voice communication, barking is perhaps the most recognizable form of communication in dogs, but it is not the only way since they also yell, snort or snort, growl and whimper.
In this new article on our site we are going to focus on a single aspect of canid communication, barking. Certainly there are very varied barks but they all have their reason for being. If you want to know what your dog's barking meanskeep reading and then you will see the different types and meanings of his barking
Continuous, rapid, medium-pitched barks
Dogs use a constant, rapid, mid-tone bark when they detect someone unknown in their territory. For example, when a visitor arrives they don't know yet or when someone they don't recognize gets too close to what they consider their territory. With this bark our dog is warning us of a possible intruder, sounding the alarm while trying to expel the stranger from his area.
Continuous, slow, low-pitched barking
In this case the dog is clearly warning that he is ready to defend himself as soon as he is cornered enough to do so. If in the case that we explained in the previous section, the intruder has not taken the hint and has decided to continue advancing and approaches the dog or us in the wrong way, and we do not indicate to our faithful companion that the visit is welcome, our dog will obviously want to defend itself and us.
This type of constant, but slow and low-pitched barking, by itself already clearly indicates that an attack will occur shortly, but dogs indicate this situation with their whole body and behavior, that is why we can easily tell when we are making a dog uncomfortable, annoyed or even terrified. He warns us and when he has no choice, he acts, a dog never attacks without warning and if it is not to defend himself. Find out what to do if your dog tries to attack another dog.
Short, low-pitched bark
When our dog emits a short but high-pitched low-pitched bark it is telling us that something is bothering him If we observe a bark like this together with body language of concern, we must immediately check the environment to solve whatever it is that may be bothering our colleague or make him understand the situation properly.
Short high-pitched bark
If we hear our dog barking briefly but in a high pitch, it indicates positive surprise or joy. This bark is characteristic as a greeting as soon as he sees us enter the front door or meets someone, be it a person, another dog or even his favorite toy, whom he is very fond of and therefore happy to see. It is a type of bark that clearly indicates happiness and excitement
Midtone staccato bark
This type of barking will be used by our dog when he wants us to understand that he wants to play and needs to spend energy. Discover exercises that you can practice with adult dogs.
We can also observe this barking between dogs when they are provoked to play together with a very clear body language with jumps, jogs, ducking their heads while raising their rear and wagging their tails quickly and constantly, etc.
Prolonged uninterrupted barking
This type of barking is normally identified as moans that usually make us feel sorry. That is precisely the intention of our faithful friend, to draw our attentionbecause he feels lonely and wants company
They are the typical barks that neighbors complain about when the owner leaves the house leaving the dog alone and precisely for this reason, they are very long and incessant barks. It is a sound that clearly denotes that the dog feels abandoned, lonely, bored or even scared and needs us by his side. Learn about separation anxiety if this problem occurs to you.
