Huey is a noisemaker. He barks if there is a car driving too slowly down the street or if someone is out in the neighbors yard. Our neighbor is a cat hoarder, so he is constantly alerting us to cats in the yard. He barks at squirrels on the deck. He barks and runs to the door when a doorbell rings on the TV. If he is being ignored (like at mealtimes), he will "talk" softly, getting louder until he is told to hush, then he starts again a few minutes later. We live in a detached single family home, so it is not a problem at home, and we have learned that on vacation, we just have to rent a house instead of a condo or hotel since he barks if left alone in a strange place. I didn't really want a "yappy" dog, but he always has a reason to bark and makes a good watchdog as he alerts us to anything going on in the neighborhood. |