Why Do Dogs Bark?

Article Title: Why Do Dogs Bark?
Author: Connie Limon

Barking is probably one of the most negative qualities
attributed to dogs and/or Shih Tzu. Incessant barking is always
irritating to owners and anyone surrounding the incessant
barking dog or Shih Tzu.

Shih Tzu barks for a variety of reasons. Owners need to find
out what is causing the barking before the problem can be
successfully addressed.

Some twelve thousand years ago primitive man and the domestic
dog's ancestors coexisted rather than shared intimate
relationships we enjoy today with their descendants. As dogs
begin to show friendliness, playfulness and alarm barking
humans began to domesticate them. As humans began to appreciate
the dog's presence a bond was woven between humans and dog
companions over time.

Barking due to territoriality most likely served as an alarm
function in days when it was even more important that it is
today to know when someone or something was encroaching upon
human territory.

Another characteristic "some" dogs, and definitely includes our
Shih Tzu is its appearance to the human eye. Dogs that are cute
with infantile facial features which stimulate human parenting
instincts provide additional bonding.

All domestic dogs bark, including the Shih Tzu. Once a chorus
starts every dog within hearing distance will join in. Soon you
have a "barking" orchestra, and if you are lucky enough to be
hard of hearing at that time wearing your hearing aids, just
simply pull them out until the concert is over……..

Barking is one way dogs and Shih Tzu communicates with each
other and with their human companions. I have heard some of my
Shih Tzu actually say words during their barking sessions. Duke
will say: "I'm Mad." "I'm Mad," and at that time I am certain
his barking is most definitely because he is mad about
something. His word was toward one of his buddies. When Duke
wants to be where I am and he is in a spot in which he feels
"trapped," cannot get to me, his bark is much different. It is
more like a "scream." He has not put words together yet, but I
feel fairly certain he probably is saying to me: "let me come
in there, I can't wait any longer, I want in there now!" Once I
allow him his wishes, his barking stops.

Owners need to find out the cause of their Shih Tzu's barking
and then proceed with steps to solve the problem. There is no
way around it. All dogs, including Shih Tzu, bark from time to
time. Some are more vocal than others, just as humans, some
humans talk more than others. I have Shih Tzu that rarely if
ever bark for any reason.

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About The Author: Connie Limon is a Shih Tzu breeder. She
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