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ashlynn 03-03-2010 01:42 PM
My puppy isn't barking?
 
Hi everyone! I'm new to this board and new as a yorkie owner. We got our puppy about a month ago and she's just such a cutie and the whole family loves her. She's 5 months old so I got her when she was 4 months old. We're working on housetraining (it's going a bit slowly!) but my question is... In the month that I've had her, I've never heard her bark. She doesn't whine either. Ever. I have heard her growl sometimes when she plays with her toys but is it unusual to have a yorkie that doesn't bark? Thank you!

spiritwings1202 03-03-2010 01:48 PM
Wow! Feel blessed bc I have a 6 yr old Jack-a-poo who barks for everything! I am considering private training bc I can't take it anymore. I was told sometimes it takes them a while to learn that they can bark and if they don't have other dogs around them to learn it, sometimes they won't bark for a long while.

ARCHIE 03-03-2010 01:49 PM
LOL sorry for the chuckle but I thought the samething when I brought
Buddy home at 3 1/2 mos. He didn't find his voice untill about 6mos old.
One night I heard a very loud dog bark and couldn't beleive it was him.
It sounded like a german shepard! Give her time she'll find her voice,
then you'll need to train her, No Barking.
Some don't bark too much, maybe you'll be lucky.



Congratulations and good luck,

MauiGirl 03-03-2010 01:53 PM
Enjoy the quiet while it lasts..... sooner or later she will discover her voice. At first you'll think it's cute then you just hope she doesn't use it too much. :)

ashlynn 03-03-2010 02:01 PM
Darn. I was hoping she would stay a nice quiet dog since I hadn't heard her so far! :) Thanks for the input!!

yorkieusa 03-03-2010 02:07 PM
Mine was whining immediately. Sounded like a mouse in the house.:D

loveyorks 03-03-2010 02:16 PM
First time I hear of someone wanting their dog to bark !:D Enjoy the quiet while it lasts. Mine found their voice around 6 months and never stopped since (grrr.) Hope yours stays that way. Good luck. Yorkies are just yappers by nature.

browniesmom622 03-03-2010 02:17 PM
Enjoy it now!

ColleenNY 03-03-2010 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MauiGirl (Post 3025849)
..... sooner or later she will discover her voice. At first you'll think it's cute then you just hope she doesn't use it too much. :)
Well your right about the cute part, my puppy learned to bark and growl in the past week and it's the cutest thing. I don't want to tell her hush but.. I'm sure I won't think it's so cute when she's bigger and barking non-stop but for now it's the most adorable thing ever. I'll learn soon. :p

cawsumb 03-03-2010 02:29 PM
We got Kona last August when she was 7 years old. My husband didn't hear her bark for 3 days! She is not a barker, she only does it when someone rings the doorbell or when she hears my husband open the garage door. Maybe you will have one like mine that isn't a big barker! :D She is the BEST dog!

Patti 03-03-2010 02:30 PM
The yorkies I had years ago when they were my only dog rarely barked. I could go months with out hearing Zorro or Gracie bark. Then I got a pom and wow talk about barking. Then each new dog I brought in learned to bark from her. So maybe your baby will be a quiet one!!

Cerise 03-03-2010 02:40 PM
Cerise has been quiet since she's been home (2 weeks now) but she has whined at me me a few times because I was taking to long to get ready for us to go out the door :D

I'm enjoying the peace and quiet.

ReesiesDad 03-03-2010 02:49 PM
My old Ginger scared herself right under the bed the first time she barked! I've never had a more quiet, loving dog than my Ginger, she rarely barked.

violet voon 03-03-2010 06:45 PM
Sugar never bark until 7th months :rolleyes:
And now she LOVES to bark

loveshay 03-03-2010 08:28 PM
LOL....Shay never barks (he just turned one) first time I ever heard him was when, we brought Bella home a few weeks ago.....

Bella on the other hand is 12 weeks old and she sounded like a 100 pound dog, when we brought her home...lol...we have "I PRAY" cured that...by not showing any attention to her when she does it...and knock on wood, havent heard it in a week!

xxmxaxrxyxx 03-03-2010 09:10 PM
well before Yoshi went missing he was almost 2 years old and never bark once in his lifetime...he whined a lot but never not 1 single bark...but his whining was something else...it was so high pitched that i wish he was just barked instead...now that it's been a little over a year since he went missing/stolen i admit i do miss his whining....when he first went missing it was really heard for i caught myself on numerous occasions running to the front door because i thought i heard him whining outside but i guess it was my own mind and ears playing tricks on me....whoever has him got a dog most people would love to have...one that is housebroken, doesn't bark nor mark....one that was full grown at 3.12 lbs....sorry i am rambling....lol

but i am sure it's because she hasn't found her voice yet...and it is quite comical when they do...some even startle themselves at first....then some just never stops after they find it...lol

PenniesMom 03-03-2010 10:14 PM
Penny barked at nine weeks she scared herself so much she jumped sideways she only baqrks now when we play

joeyandtanksmom 03-03-2010 10:38 PM
...and the problem is...? haha, just kidding :) I would definitely feel blessed that your furbutt isn't a noisy little tyrant;). My Joey barks quite a bit, and it's pretty annoying. I do welcome it when there's something important he needs to let me know, but when it's just to bark at me to play with him or at other dogs/people outside, it's just obnoxious.

Chrisann 03-04-2010 07:41 AM
Hi..well my Dustie...nearly one this weekend...hardly every barks...in fact he didn't for ages..nor did he whine either...Now he only barks when it seems necessary..i.e. when startled..a knock on the door etc. or when he hears the post...Its great really...My other Yorkies used to be noisy little devils...they never stopped barking...so its great to have a quiet one.

If I were you I would enjoy it...I do lol..x:)

Chris x:thumbup:

OLIVERLOVE 04-29-2014 11:56 AM
My Puppy Isn't Barking Either
 
I was curious about the same thing...I am relieved to read the responses! My Oliver hasn't barked either but we have only had him for 11 days. I will enjoy the silence while it lasts!! HE IS THE MOST ADORABLE PUPPY - LOVING HIM!!!

deedeebear 04-29-2014 12:14 PM
Sophie found her voice at about 6 1/2 months. She does not use it often and I hope it stays that what but I am sure she will use it more and more as she gets older. She is 7 months right now.

SarahBear1986 04-29-2014 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by xxmxaxrxyxx (Post 3026405)
well before Yoshi went missing he was almost 2 years old and never bark once in his lifetime...he whined a lot but never not 1 single bark...but his whining was something else...it was so high pitched that i wish he was just barked instead...now that it's been a little over a year since he went missing/stolen i admit i do miss his whining....when he first went missing it was really heard for i caught myself on numerous occasions running to the front door because i thought i heard him whining outside but i guess it was my own mind and ears playing tricks on me....whoever has him got a dog most people would love to have...one that is housebroken, doesn't bark nor mark....one that was full grown at 3.12 lbs....sorry i am rambling....lol

but i am sure it's because she hasn't found her voice yet...and it is quite comical when they do...some even startle themselves at first....then some just never stops after they find it...lol

That's so sad that you had Yoshi stolen. I'm new so I hadn't known of your story until now. When I was younger my parents had our family dog stolen from us. As young kids (I was 7) it was devastating and to this day I can remember the loss of our dog trigger. We're pretty sure he was stolen because a guy had come to buy some lumber that my Dad was selling and was asking about our dog (because he was half wolf which was unique). The guy kept going on and on about Trigger and asked how much my Dad would take for him. My Dad was like that's our family pet so I can't simply sale him. A few days later he went missing.

SarahBear1986 04-29-2014 05:08 PM
Darla has only barked once and it surprised and scared her under the coffee table. She ran backwards trying to get away from her bark. It was so adorable. Give it time, your little one will bark sooner than later too and it'll be so cute. :)

Maximo 04-29-2014 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SarahBear1986 (Post 4428914)
That's so sad that you had Yoshi stolen. I'm new so I hadn't known of your story until now. When I was younger my parents had our family dog stolen from us. As young kids (I was 7) it was devastating and to this day I can remember the loss of our dog trigger. We're pretty sure he was stolen because a guy had come to buy some lumber that my Dad was selling and was asking about our dog (because he was half wolf which was unique). The guy kept going on and on about Trigger and asked how much my Dad would take for him. My Dad was like that's our family pet so I can't simply sale him. A few days later he went missing.
Yoshi was located after several years and Mary got him back! :)

SarahBear1986 04-29-2014 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximo (Post 4428952)
Yoshi was located after several years and Mary got him back! :)
Oh yay, thank goodness. I'm sure every day without him hoping he'd come home was heart wrenching. I'm so glad Yoshi's story had a good ending. Thanks for letting me know. :)

SarahBear1986 04-29-2014 05:27 PM
Totally didn't know how old this thread is. Sorry, I feel kinda dumb now. It came up as having recently been replied to and I was lurking around and decided to give it a read thinking it was recent.

Maximo 04-29-2014 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SarahBear1986 (Post 4428961)
Totally didn't know how old this thread is. Sorry, I feel kinda dumb now. It came up as having recently been replied to and I was lurking around and decided to give it a read thinking it was recent.
Happens to everyone! :)


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