More Frequently Asked Questions
- Barking at Corner
- Dogs who chirp?
Question: Why do some Blind Dogs Bark at Corners
Blind dogs are more likely to bark at corners because they are very much more sensitive to sounds than are ordinary dogs. Blind dogs use sounds to map their places, navigate, and figure out what the local sounds mean for them (information.)
“Room corners” for a blind dog are “sound-mirrors.” Sounds that go into a corner come back out in the direction that they came from (but slightly ragged).
For a newly blind dog, the sounds reflecting from corners can be very confusing. Dog-sounds like barks and yips are slightly changed when they echo back to the blind dog.
So a dog can suspect that an intruder dog is somehow in the corner. Growling at an echo- “ghost” dog obviously can escalate an imaginary confrontation, very much like a dog who barks and growls at its own image in a glass mirror. (We’ve seen our puppies do that!)
Household noises reflected from a corner can make so much “chaos” that it becomes difficult for a blind dog to use the household sounds for mapping and navigation the way it is accustomed to do. In addition, such chaos near a corner can make it impossible for a blind dog to understand voice command from her owner.
Because blind-deaf dogs are relying on their less effective non-inner ear simple senses for detecting vibrations of sounds, blind-deaf dogs are likely to be more upset if they discover unusual reflected noise sounds from a corner; that are can be even overwhelming.
If a blind dog often barks at a particular floor and walls corner, a simple solution might be to place a potted plant or a bookcase, or some such complicated object in the corner to break up the echoes that were bothering the dog.
Also, it might be wise to inspect with a vacuum cleaner or broom for an insect hidden in the corner.
If you observe what’s happening nearby, you might discover that the dog’s barking at the corner happens during the operation of an appliance like a dishwasher, garbage disposal, radio, television or some other noise maker.
Corners of ceilings possibly might be generating sounds caused by motion of the walls and ceiling structures because of winds blowing outdoors, heavy rain, or rapid changes in outdoors temperatures.
Small insects such as crickets might make sounds of extremely high pitches – ultrasonic that can’t be heard by most men. Such insects that got into a floor corner or ceiling corner can get the attention of a dog, especially while the insect is freshly trapped in a spider web.
Barking at an empty corner also might become a fun way for a dog to get attention from people...
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“Room corners” for a blind dog are “sound-mirrors.” Sounds that go into a corner come back out in the direction that they came from (but slightly ragged).
For a newly blind dog, the sounds reflecting from corners can be very confusing. Dog-sounds like barks and yips are slightly changed when they echo back to the blind dog.
So a dog can suspect that an intruder dog is somehow in the corner. Growling at an echo- “ghost” dog obviously can escalate an imaginary confrontation, very much like a dog who barks and growls at its own image in a glass mirror. (We’ve seen our puppies do that!)
Household noises reflected from a corner can make so much “chaos” that it becomes difficult for a blind dog to use the household sounds for mapping and navigation the way it is accustomed to do. In addition, such chaos near a corner can make it impossible for a blind dog to understand voice command from her owner.
Because blind-deaf dogs are relying on their less effective non-inner ear simple senses for detecting vibrations of sounds, blind-deaf dogs are likely to be more upset if they discover unusual reflected noise sounds from a corner; that are can be even overwhelming.
If a blind dog often barks at a particular floor and walls corner, a simple solution might be to place a potted plant or a bookcase, or some such complicated object in the corner to break up the echoes that were bothering the dog.
Also, it might be wise to inspect with a vacuum cleaner or broom for an insect hidden in the corner.
If you observe what’s happening nearby, you might discover that the dog’s barking at the corner happens during the operation of an appliance like a dishwasher, garbage disposal, radio, television or some other noise maker.
Corners of ceilings possibly might be generating sounds caused by motion of the walls and ceiling structures because of winds blowing outdoors, heavy rain, or rapid changes in outdoors temperatures.
Small insects such as crickets might make sounds of extremely high pitches – ultrasonic that can’t be heard by most men. Such insects that got into a floor corner or ceiling corner can get the attention of a dog, especially while the insect is freshly trapped in a spider web.
Barking at an empty corner also might become a fun way for a dog to get attention from people...
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Question: Are there dog breeds that chirp instead of bark?
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[True and joke! =>] Prairie dogs chirp (and bark too). <www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2010/oct/18/wild-talk/> and <www.petroglyphsnm.org/wildsides/pdlanguage.html> reported that prairie dogs communicate with each other mainly with chirps, barks and yips.
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Answer: Domestic dogs – canine specie -- I do not personally know any domestic dogs that chirp, instead of bark. Canine dog puppies at birth and some dogs during their whole life can bark, as well as “chirp” with a rising pitch. A puppy chirp is an instinctive call they have from the instant of birth, plus puppy- barking and unstructured sounds. Puppy chirps are a special beacon call “Help! Help! I’m Lost!” that asks for help from any adult dogs. Specifically, we observed 15 puppies and one adult Border collie who used the rescue beacon chirps to call for help. According to the book by Coppingers, 2001, their Husky puppies and a Border Collie used the “rescue” call, and a female Border Collie rescued a small recorder that was “chirp-calling.” Canine dog voice-calls were described in books by Dr Stanley Coren, British Columbia, Canada.
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At <www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAYmVkkBMMk> what might be a Staffordshire terrier was using a shrill “chirp” to tease another dog. Two people posted that their dogs chirped.
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Wiki to a question answeredthat dogs don’t use musical bird-chirps, but they can shriek.
<http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_dogs_chirp#ixzz1SgqlSkWS>
Our Comment: Very rarely a dog (Border collie) does decide to imitate bird chirps. All dogs as puppies have “rescue beacon” chirps. A dog’s shriek is not a chirp! A shriek is also for most people a scream meaning: “ I’m being killed.” Screams and shrieks might be common vocalizing of animals- For example, rabbits scream when extremely frightened or severely injured.)
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[True and joke! =>] Prairie dogs chirp (and bark too). <www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2010/oct/18/wild-talk/> and <www.petroglyphsnm.org/wildsides/pdlanguage.html> reported that prairie dogs communicate with each other mainly with chirps, barks and yips.
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Answer: Domestic dogs – canine specie -- I do not personally know any domestic dogs that chirp, instead of bark. Canine dog puppies at birth and some dogs during their whole life can bark, as well as “chirp” with a rising pitch. A puppy chirp is an instinctive call they have from the instant of birth, plus puppy- barking and unstructured sounds. Puppy chirps are a special beacon call “Help! Help! I’m Lost!” that asks for help from any adult dogs. Specifically, we observed 15 puppies and one adult Border collie who used the rescue beacon chirps to call for help. According to the book by Coppingers, 2001, their Husky puppies and a Border Collie used the “rescue” call, and a female Border Collie rescued a small recorder that was “chirp-calling.” Canine dog voice-calls were described in books by Dr Stanley Coren, British Columbia, Canada.
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At <www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAYmVkkBMMk> what might be a Staffordshire terrier was using a shrill “chirp” to tease another dog. Two people posted that their dogs chirped.
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Wiki to a question answeredthat dogs don’t use musical bird-chirps, but they can shriek.
<http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_dogs_chirp#ixzz1SgqlSkWS>
Our Comment: Very rarely a dog (Border collie) does decide to imitate bird chirps. All dogs as puppies have “rescue beacon” chirps. A dog’s shriek is not a chirp! A shriek is also for most people a scream meaning: “ I’m being killed.” Screams and shrieks might be common vocalizing of animals- For example, rabbits scream when extremely frightened or severely injured.)
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