In any neighborhood around the world, sooner or later a barking dog will be heard. Dogs communicate primarily through barking, and the intricate social life of a dog relies on this communication process. Barking at people is one of the ways in which a dog communicates, and today’s domesticated dogs inherited this behavior from their wild canine ancestors.To answer the question of why dogs bark at people, we will need to go back tens of
The doorbell rings, someone knocks at your door, or somebody walks by your home, and your dog erupts into a heart stopping barrage of deafening barks. Your dog is only trying to do what dogs do best: protect their owners and their territory. However you, your guests, and your neighbors may not be so appreciative of your dog’s heroic efforts. If your dog has a problem with barking at people, here are some things that