To bark, or not to bark

[fernanernie]

I have a question, does your boxer bark??? Aside from the few woofs (where his jowels flap slightly) I have only heard him cut loose a few times, is this common, or should I just thank god my dog is better then the rest of them in the neighborhood?

 

[muttersley]

Tess rarely barked until we had Belle. Bele is a born barker and whenever she starts Tess feels compelled to join in. i must say that both have quite a pathetic bark not deep and strong like you'd expect.:rolleyes:

 

[Debbie Magon]

My boxers will bark only when they feel the need.
For example,
The laundry trundler must always be barked at!( Biting of its wheels , mandatory!)
The Vaccum cleaner was invented to be barked at!
( extra points for attacking it!!!!!)

The postie must definately be barked at! Especially when she comes in a different vehicle!( lunging at the steel gates , optional!)

Anyone seen walking around at night , with a towel on their head or rain coat on , definately warrants a bark!(Merit points for deep throated growls!)

All visitors recieve the "boxer bark welcome" ( kidney beaning and bouncing off the guests standard proceedure)


And the boxers favourite?

The orchardists motor bike!
This is accompanied by the boxer hoon!
Hooning is when 5 irate boxers pound madly around the fence line, barking wildly, in a pathetic attempt to catch the motor bike racing around the orchard!

Nah! Boxers dont bark much! :p

 

[AMANDACAUSTIN]

I have read in some books on the breed that they usually do not bark a lot. Odin only barks when someone knocks at the door or when he is playing and gets really excited. I rather enjoy the lack of barking, it is a great trait for a dog to have.

 

[Monica156]

Before Milo, Jingo only barked to be let in after being in the yard. And that was a single, low volume bark. Milo on the other hand is a real talker! Sigh...

He barks to let you know he wants something, like to go outside, or to play, or to eat, or that the water bowl is empty. Then there's the letter carrier, the dog across the street, the door, the door bell, new people to meet....

The funny thing is that Jingo's bark is deeper than Milo's and it appears (at least to us) that there are times she's telling him to "SHUT UP!" It's pretty funny. He starts barking and she goes for his neck and "woofs" at him. Sometimes he quiets down sometimes he doesn't.

Luckily Milo is barking less frequently but now it also seams that Jingo joins in from time to time. I guess if you can't beat him you may as well join him! :D

Monica

 

[Rowdy Boys]

All my boxer books say that boxers are a relatively quiet breed. Magnum seems to prove that theory correct. Omar, on the other hand, is a barker.

He barks at everything...

doorbell
doorbell on TV
cars driving by or pulling in next door
people
hair dryer
vacuum
when he wants attention
etc... etc...

When Omar barks at the door, Magnum will occasionally throw one in for good measure.

I think Magnum gets tired of Omar barking for attention because sometimes he'll jump up on Omar and start to play growl and instigate a wrestling match.

 

[fernanernie]

Woof

Yes I am happy Enzo is quiet... we have neighbors with Dalmations and from the moment we leave our door till the end of the block they are going nuts! I am surprised he dosen't go after the vaccum or the post man... he just looks at it and tilts his head. A funny rare thing he wil do is ..... at some god hour of the night 2:30am or something like that, I will hear a little woof, then he will race to the door like he was expecting a pizza and it just got here. What an adorable sack of drool he is :D

 

[Shawnda]

to bark or not to bark

My two are different when it comes to being vocal. Nikita is usually quiet, she only barks at strange noises, like popcorn popping! She never sings the woo woo song, only snorts and breaths hard. Griffin never barks ! I guess he dosnt have to, everyone else does it for him,. He does sing woo woo all the time, when he wants out, a toy, snuggles, ect... My brother has a boxer pup that barks ALL the time, but I think in general they are a quiet breed.



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Shawnda,

Griffin - male brindle
Nikita - female fawn
Bronson - male boxer/pitt ( blk & wht )
Bitsy - female boston terrier ( blk & wht )
Chloe - female cat ( wht, & mean as a snake ! )

 

[MandyMom]

I have heard Cooper bark when he wants inside, when he wants out of his crate, or at Tyson. He barked at me once when I was headed into the backyard, before he saw it was me. I have never heard him growl though.
I have never heard Tyson bark, I have heard him growl at Cooper twice when Cooper was taking a bone from him.
Mine are not vocal at all.

 

[fernanernie]

Dog noise

Enzo only sings the woo woo when he is in his crate.... some times I can hear him as I am coming up to the house, after I let him out I sing the woo woo to him... he hates that!!!:D And congratulations to him tonight... one of the neighbors pesky Dalmations (the evil dogs they have trained to be) was wandering alone, and we were doing the evening "route". Well this dog charged him, and regretted it. I have never seen the agressive side to Enzo... he is the biggest spoiled baby (my baby though) I am just glad he is with me. Mr. man my big protecter.