Product Description

by Turid Rugaas Barking is more than just noise. Barking is natural and almost all dogs bark. It's just one of the many ways dogs communicate with humans and each other. Think of barking as your dog's language. In this book you will explore the following topics: Barking as communication When barking is a problem The six kinds of barking....excitement, warning, fear, guarding, frustration, learned Breed related barking Training methods to solve barking problems By learning to identify what your dog is expressing when he barks, you can take the necessary steps to minimize the negative impact of barking behavior. Barking will help people to be realistic and logical about barking dogs rather than being frustrated and angry. In this book Turid Rugaas offers valuable information to help understand and manage barking. Copyright 2008 Dogwise Publishing, Paperback, 108 pages Dimensions: 5 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13485 in Books
• Brand: Dogwise Publishing
• Published on: 2008-02-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .40 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 108 pages

Features

• Barking as communication
• When barking is a problem
• The six kinds of barking....excitement, warning, fear, guarding, frustration, learned
• Breed related barking
• Training methods to solve barking problems

Customer Reviews

Dogs Talking
Turid Rugaas's books are short and are written in a simple, conversational way. But Barking, like her other books, deserves many readings. She discusses five commonly identified natural kinds of barking and adds a sixth---learned barking. Her calm, kind approach to dogs and their people offers solutions to dog owners who are troubled by barking, and adds to all dog owners' understanding of their dogs. She emphasizes that dogs are expressing emotions through barking,shows how management can help reduce barking that is creating a problem for human beings, focuses on reducing stress in dogs' lives, and reminds readers that recognizing and respecting animals' emotions is necessary for us to be human.

A deep understanding
I also read a great many dog books, and this is one of the best. Rugaas' descriptions are deceptively simple, and might appear to be nothing new. However, they portray barking as a language we simply don't speak, rather than as a problem to be solved.

Rugaas does provide solutions as well as descriptions and common causes for each type of barking.

This book is well worth the read, and for those of us who are dog trainers by profession or avocation, worth several reads over time. At the price, well worth it, and far better than many books at triple the price.

Not just about barking
With every book she releases, my admiration for Turid Rugaas grows. Turid is a role model for others in the dog world to follow - her compassion for dogs and reminder to try to understand their perspective, rather than always imposing our needs, is so important. (For example, imposing our need for quiet by using shock collars rather than understanding that the dog is upset/frustrated/lonely.)

In "Barking," Rugaas focuses on an age-old topic. Yet, she does so in such a straight-forward, enlightened and enlighting way that even people who have read a myriad of behavior books can benefit. Her emphasis is on the mental state of the dog, and on how to view and address the underlying source of the barking. Sure, others have taken this approach, but Rugaas's presentation is so simple and plain spoken that I recommend her book above all others on the subject - and to *anyone* who wants insight into this form of canine communication, not just to those who have a barking "problem."