When humans started domesticating dogs more than 10,000 years ago, we saw the promise of a very loyal and particularly vocal companion. Selective breeding was employed to induce barking in domestic dogs from wild wolves. Wolves don’t bark, so in terms of evolution, you can say that dogs bark because we want them to. Vocal dogs were valued and thus their genes were preferred. Consequently, certain breeds of dogs, such as those traditionally selected as guard dogs, are notoriously heavy barkers. It is important to always consider the breed proactively when adopting a new dog to possibly avoid barking related issues.
When your dog appears to be barking for no reason at all, you can expect …