Comments on: Can you hear me now? http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/02/09/can-you-hear-me-now/ a site for dog lovers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Anne-n-Spencer http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/02/09/can-you-hear-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Anne-n-Spencer Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:08:57 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=5601#comment-769 I don't know why our resident Beagle is so vocal. He does bark for most of the reasons you've mentioned--alert, startled, occasionally over-stimulated. (But not bored.) And his bark is larger than he is--a big, deep bay. But he also has a whole assortment of conversational sounds for every occasion: - A plaintive moan on a sort of rising key that is specifically used for "Need to go out, please." This will escalate into a bark if you ignore him. - Another moan that means, "I'm so excited, you're getting out the food, but I know I need to sit and stay, but would you please hurry?" - A very soft growl when he is playing with his assortment of toys. - A contented series of low moans when you are scratching him and you hit the exact spot. He's the most vocal dog I've ever had, but most of his sounds are so quiet they can't be heard in the next room. Still, when he barks, you know you've been barked at. I don’t know why our resident Beagle is so vocal. He does bark for most of the reasons you’ve mentioned–alert, startled, occasionally over-stimulated. (But not bored.) And his bark is larger than he is–a big, deep bay.

But he also has a whole assortment of conversational sounds for every occasion:
- A plaintive moan on a sort of rising key that is specifically used for “Need to go out, please.” This will escalate into a bark if you ignore him.
- Another moan that means, “I’m so excited, you’re getting out the food, but I know I need to sit and stay, but would you please hurry?”
- A very soft growl when he is playing with his assortment of toys.
- A contented series of low moans when you are scratching him and you hit the exact spot.

He’s the most vocal dog I’ve ever had, but most of his sounds are so quiet they can’t be heard in the next room. Still, when he barks, you know you’ve been barked at.

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