silent dog?

[bigbus]

My dog (mutt) doesnt really bark and if he does its just the 1 bark he seems to whine or sort of yodel more is this normal?

[sinbadp]

Is he a swiss mountain dog?

[Cetti]

Perhaps he's a large part Basenji.

Not barking is a characteristic of this breed who do make a noise likened to yodelling.

[bigbus]

hes a bit of everything lol

[jules77]

I have two friends who both have labradors, and neither of them bark......never ever. Lucky you - mine bark, grunt, sing, whine, in fact anything to attract attention or alert us to something unusual.

[holybeck0011]

hi, i have a 2 year old labrador and she hardly barks either only if some comes to our back gate . i am quite happy about this as there is nothing more annoying than a dog that barks for no reason . so enoy your silent dog lol .

[bigbus]

thanks for ur replies im well happy he doesnt bark i just thought it was wierd lol

[annavc]

We used to have a Belgian Shepherd Cross who was a rescue dog. He didn't bark at all until about 2 years after we got him when someone rang the doorbell and he suddenly let out a really croaky woof - he scared himself and surprised all of us!

[JB]

My last staffy (rescue) never uttered a bark until I taught her how (neighbours thought I was a lunatic!) Even then, she'd only bark to please me - never at the door bell or cats or anything. My current two staffies however are VERY vocal, so think that its just really down to personality.

[leelapops]

Yes it's fairly normal! Some dogs are less vocal than others. Our Collie has a lot to say if someone is at the door or passing the back gate loudly. However, my partner works nights so I am happy that Jack will alert me to anything unusual he sees/hears/senses.

*woof*...
Lisa x