Just as humans use different tones of voice and speech patterns to communicate, so too do dogs convey meaning through barking. For those who wonder how to identify one bark from another, pet behavior ...

For humans, language sounds are fairly arbitrary. There is no set of words that have a common meaning for all members of our species. Many different sounds, in different languages, can mean the same ...

Beyond barking, our canine companions communicate with a fascinating range of noises, each telling its own story. Indeed, dogs are full of surprises, and the sounds they make are no exception.

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Dogs make a lot of sounds. From howling and growling to whining ...

Barking is often regarded as a common way for dogs to communicate. However, excessive or frequent barking is one of the issues that dog owners face with their pets. Obsessive barking can irritate ...

If you're a dog owner, you know that canines have a language all their own. Whether they're barking, growling, whining or howling, they're trying to tell you something — and it pays to be informed ...

Horowitz, who runs the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College, is the author of The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves Puppies aren’t born barking, just as children aren’t born chattering.

What is it? An ultrasonic training aid to stop dogs from barking. What does it claim? To stop annoying barking and it works up to 20 feet away. Who tested it? Virginia Beach resident Sarah Thomas What ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH – First, Carol Settimo tried all the niceties – a face-to-face visit, then a phone call, followed by an e-mail. The young family who lives nearby was nice enough – sure, they said, we ...

Before the National Dog Show taped in Philadelphia, it held an off-book barking contest. Here’s what barking tells us about dogs. Wilbur, a beagle owned by Mary Cummings of Endwell, New York, adds his ...

For humans, language sounds are fairly arbitrary. There is no set of words that have a common meaning for all members of our species. Many different sounds, in different languages, can mean the same ...