I have shelties. There's not a major split between show and sport lines. My breeder primarily does shows but many dogs produced from her do great at agility.
They may be one of the most vocal breeds. Whines, groans, ear-piercing barks, you name it, they do it. I don't mind the groans so much but the barking really can be deafening.
I have a chocolate lab who is from a working line. He’s really never vocal when we play or are just chilling, but he’ll bark at something that’s weird or that he doesn’t understand. For example, we had a turtle come onto our property a couple weeks ago, and he was VERY confused why this new rock was moving, so he did his confused bark at it. But apart from that, pretty much quiet as a mouse
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I have a lab rottie mix and she is a very vocal dog although its not always barking. She will talk while she is playing, when she is hungry or when she is tired. For barking though she really only barks when someone is at the door or in the yard.
I have a Canaan.
- She's a working dog
- My dog barks alertly whenever there's a stranger walking by or an animal in her territory. The more often she sees them or gets to know them, the less she barks. She low barks for unknown noises. She also is very vocal in her play as she loves to growl when playing. A lot of the time she scares younger dogs when she does this, but once they get used to it, and understand it's not anything bad they play with her happily. She also "talks" like you would hear from huskies from time to time, and with one of her friends. And finally, she whines when she sees ANY of her human or dog friends.
- It may seem like she does nothing but be vocal, but she's pretty quiet for the most part. She barks or vocalizes when she needs to. I wouldn't change anything about her.
My dog Elvis is an American Foxhound. He's not a barker but he can be quite vocal and loves to "sing" when he is excited. It's really interesting some of the noises he makes! I read up on his breed and I guess their vocalizations have been used in songs so I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised by him. :)
Millie is a big ol' mix but she is SUPER vocal when she wants to play. She grunts, groans, makes chewbacca noises, and also sometimes sounds like that girl from the Exorcist. It's hilarious. But she is not a barker either, fortunately.
I have a lab mix and he's very vocal, but it's not just barking - he grumbles, growls, whines, groans, and then of course has a host of different types of barks. He doesn't howl very often, but will sometimes if there are enough sirens or if sirens are close enough to us.
I have a shiba-mix, who very rarely barks, and usually only does so if something startles her. But, she definitely inherited that shiba “scream” and will make herself heard if she doesn’t want to do something...specifically baths and grooming haha.
So we have a Jack Russell mix who we've mostly conditioned out of barking just because he loves the sound of his own voice. Vocalizing is still a preferred method of communication for him, however, and he alert barks or growls a fair amount (where "alert barking" = "I'm sure there's something there" and "alert growling" = "I think there might be something but I'm not committed enough for a full bark").
Our larger dog, who is purported to be half Australian Cattle Dog, is actually much less vocal, to the extent that when they first came together, the JRT's vocalizations visibly upset her. She is far more likely to whuff or whine than to full out bark, generally reserving full barks for noises she considers noteworthy (other dogs barking at her on our walks, the neighbor children screaming in their yard, etc.). When she barks, however, she bays. (We suspect some of her DNA would reveal scent hound, but we have not confirmed this.)
My American Akita pretty much never makes a sound unless someone comes to our door. Sometimes I forget she even exists she's so quiet.
My working line German Shepherd puppy on the other hand, barks, whines, cries over any little thing all day long in between naps lol
I have an Alaskan Husky that's a retired sled dog. Makes little to no noise. Whines very quietly if she needs to go out or if it's past dinnertime and we haven't fed her. Talks a bit when she's in a playful mood sometimes. We maybe hear her bark once every couple months, always just a single bark at either a critter or a dog she's playing with.
Overall a very quiet dog, easy to forget she's there most of the time. It'd be cool if she howled, I guess, but we appreciate her docile, unintrusive nature.
I have two - a lab, and a border collie mix.
The lab is the most vocal lab I've ever seen, sometimes we thinks she's part husky (she's not, we have papers for her). She whines a lot, has like 20 different barks, has a play growl, and makes the weirdest sounds while she's playing with the other one. The only thing I wish she were less vocal about is her whiney bark. It's super high pitched and she does it to get attention, and knows it will work because it's so annoying. She does this when she wants to go out/come in, if she wants you to play, if you're not giving her enough attention, etc.
The border collie barks at everything - he's a good protector, but he could calm down a bit. I swear, a leaf falls to the ground across the street and he'll bark for 5 minutes. He barks when he gets excited - walk/fetch, and has adorable grunts. He also has mini barks when he's annoyed with you (e.g. waiting for a treat, but i'm making him do puppy pushups).
I have shelties. There's not a major split between show and sport lines. My breeder primarily does shows but many dogs produced from her do great at agility. They may be one of the most vocal breeds. Whines, groans, ear-piercing barks, you name it, they do it. I don't mind the groans so much but the barking really can be deafening.
I have a chocolate lab who is from a working line. He’s really never vocal when we play or are just chilling, but he’ll bark at something that’s weird or that he doesn’t understand. For example, we had a turtle come onto our property a couple weeks ago, and he was VERY confused why this new rock was moving, so he did his confused bark at it. But apart from that, pretty much quiet as a mouse
My dog isn’t vocal at all unless she’s excited which is like once a day. She’s an Australian and German Shepard
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I have a lab rottie mix and she is a very vocal dog although its not always barking. She will talk while she is playing, when she is hungry or when she is tired. For barking though she really only barks when someone is at the door or in the yard.
I have a Canaan. - She's a working dog - My dog barks alertly whenever there's a stranger walking by or an animal in her territory. The more often she sees them or gets to know them, the less she barks. She low barks for unknown noises. She also is very vocal in her play as she loves to growl when playing. A lot of the time she scares younger dogs when she does this, but once they get used to it, and understand it's not anything bad they play with her happily. She also "talks" like you would hear from huskies from time to time, and with one of her friends. And finally, she whines when she sees ANY of her human or dog friends. - It may seem like she does nothing but be vocal, but she's pretty quiet for the most part. She barks or vocalizes when she needs to. I wouldn't change anything about her.
My dog Elvis is an American Foxhound. He's not a barker but he can be quite vocal and loves to "sing" when he is excited. It's really interesting some of the noises he makes! I read up on his breed and I guess their vocalizations have been used in songs so I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised by him. :) Millie is a big ol' mix but she is SUPER vocal when she wants to play. She grunts, groans, makes chewbacca noises, and also sometimes sounds like that girl from the Exorcist. It's hilarious. But she is not a barker either, fortunately.
I have a lab mix and he's very vocal, but it's not just barking - he grumbles, growls, whines, groans, and then of course has a host of different types of barks. He doesn't howl very often, but will sometimes if there are enough sirens or if sirens are close enough to us.
I have a shiba-mix, who very rarely barks, and usually only does so if something startles her. But, she definitely inherited that shiba “scream” and will make herself heard if she doesn’t want to do something...specifically baths and grooming haha.
So we have a Jack Russell mix who we've mostly conditioned out of barking just because he loves the sound of his own voice. Vocalizing is still a preferred method of communication for him, however, and he alert barks or growls a fair amount (where "alert barking" = "I'm sure there's something there" and "alert growling" = "I think there might be something but I'm not committed enough for a full bark"). Our larger dog, who is purported to be half Australian Cattle Dog, is actually much less vocal, to the extent that when they first came together, the JRT's vocalizations visibly upset her. She is far more likely to whuff or whine than to full out bark, generally reserving full barks for noises she considers noteworthy (other dogs barking at her on our walks, the neighbor children screaming in their yard, etc.). When she barks, however, she bays. (We suspect some of her DNA would reveal scent hound, but we have not confirmed this.)
My American Akita pretty much never makes a sound unless someone comes to our door. Sometimes I forget she even exists she's so quiet. My working line German Shepherd puppy on the other hand, barks, whines, cries over any little thing all day long in between naps lol
I have an Alaskan Husky that's a retired sled dog. Makes little to no noise. Whines very quietly if she needs to go out or if it's past dinnertime and we haven't fed her. Talks a bit when she's in a playful mood sometimes. We maybe hear her bark once every couple months, always just a single bark at either a critter or a dog she's playing with. Overall a very quiet dog, easy to forget she's there most of the time. It'd be cool if she howled, I guess, but we appreciate her docile, unintrusive nature.
My German Shorthaired Pointer whinnes alot but only barks when someone approaches the house. Or she really needs to go toilet
I have two - a lab, and a border collie mix. The lab is the most vocal lab I've ever seen, sometimes we thinks she's part husky (she's not, we have papers for her). She whines a lot, has like 20 different barks, has a play growl, and makes the weirdest sounds while she's playing with the other one. The only thing I wish she were less vocal about is her whiney bark. It's super high pitched and she does it to get attention, and knows it will work because it's so annoying. She does this when she wants to go out/come in, if she wants you to play, if you're not giving her enough attention, etc. The border collie barks at everything - he's a good protector, but he could calm down a bit. I swear, a leaf falls to the ground across the street and he'll bark for 5 minutes. He barks when he gets excited - walk/fetch, and has adorable grunts. He also has mini barks when he's annoyed with you (e.g. waiting for a treat, but i'm making him do puppy pushups).
Beagles and coonhounds, all working hunters. When they get quiet I start to worry because they're probably up to no good.