I adopted my boy a year ago, and it has taken a while to learn what he wants/needs. He does bark more than my other dogs, but he uses different barks. If Paige, my collie, comes to the French door, he sharp barks until his friend is in. If he needs to go out to tend, he sits in front of me and barks rhythmically. Should he see a car coming to our cul-de-sac, he sounds an alarming tirade.
Yes, he barks, but I have learned he has something to say. My other dogs are therapy dogs and from very young learned to only bark three times, so it took some getting used to when little Max barked until he was understood.
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