--- product_id: 3973569 title: "Barking: The Sound of the Language (Dogwise Training Manual)" price: "€ 35.92" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3973569-barking-the-sound-of-the-language-dogwise-training-manual store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # 6 types of barking decoded 30+ years canine expertise Step-by-step training guide Barking: The Sound of the Language (Dogwise Training Manual) **Price:** € 35.92 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🐾 Speak Dog Fluently — Because Every Bark Tells a Story ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Barking: The Sound of the Language (Dogwise Training Manual) - **How much does it cost?** € 35.92 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3973569-barking-the-sound-of-the-language-dogwise-training-manual) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Endorsed by Canine Experts:** Trusted by top dog behaviorists for effective, compassionate communication. - • **Master the Language of Barking:** Unlock your dog's true voice with expert insights from Turid Rugaas. - • **Breed-Specific Barking Insights:** Tailored understanding for different dog breeds and their unique vocal patterns. - • **Decode 6 Distinct Barking Types:** Identify and respond to your dog's needs before barking escalates. - • **Practical, Easy-to-Follow Training:** Step-by-step methods to curb nuisance barking without frustration. ## Overview Barking: The Sound of the Language by Turid Rugaas is a concise, expert-backed guide that deciphers the complex language of dog barking. With over 30 years of canine behavior research, this book identifies six barking types, explains breed-specific vocal traits, and offers practical training techniques to manage barking effectively. Perfect for millennial dog owners seeking a deeper, science-based connection with their pets, it transforms barking from noise into meaningful communication. ## Description Barking is more than just noise Barking is natural and almost all dogs bark. It is one of the many ways dogs communicate with each other as well as with humans. In this book, author Turid Rugaas, well known for her work on identifying and utilizing canine calming signals, turns her attention to understanding and managing barking behavior. Think of barking as your dog's language. By learning to identify what your dog is expressing when he barks, you can take steps to minimize their negative effects. You will learn How to utilize knowledge of canine body language to help you communicate with your dog before barking gets out of hand. Barking characteristics of different breeds and groups of dogs. How to recognize six types of barking and their causes. Step-by-step training methods to solve barking problems. Canine experts endorse Barking - The Sound of a Language Barking will really help people be realistic and logical about the barking dog instead of frustrated and angry. Turid gives us simple ways and easy techniques to understand and appreciate our furry friends and to modify behaviors. I particularly liked the Barking Worksheet. Brenda Aloff author of Aggression in Dogs and Canine Body Language In a world of complex solutions, Turid provides thought-provoking, SIMPLE advice to a common but misunderstood problem. She helps us remember that barking serves many purposes and suggests common sense solutions. Ali Brown author of Scaredy Dog! and Focus Not Fear Turid Rugaas delights us again with her no-nonsense style and flair for telling it like it is! She covers the most common types of nuisance barking, their causes and the basics of how to address them in an easy to read format. Sarah Kalnajs author of The Language of Dogs and Am I Safe? DVDs Dog trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas has been studying canine social language for more than 30 years. Her best-selling book and DVD On Talking Terms With Dogs - Calming Signals has changed the way we think about dogs and brought a greater appreciation for just how intelligent dogs are. Turid is also the author of My Dog Pulls. What Do I Do? and featured in seminar DVDs. When not lecturing, Turid lives in a small town in Norway. Review: Spot On! - I have two 13 year old dogs from a litter I got as a surprise about a month after adopting their mother from a farm 13 years ago. One of them has talked nearly non-stop from the day she was born, sometimes outright barking of one sort or another and other times the faintest of whines, and everything in between. She has also always tended towards anxiety and fearfulness, with a nervous system that is easily overloaded. Her sister is calm and generally quiet. I bought this book mostly out of curiosity after reading a synopsis of it in a dog newsletter yesterday. Over the past 13 years I have learned many of the things the author discusses on my own, rather haphazardly, out of love, curiosity and necessity, and am pretty good at understanding about 80-90% of what my talkative gal says. Yet reading this book now was helpful still, as I have recently seen her working quite vocally to train me to feed her on command, as she had trained a neighbor we moved away from a few months ago. This book has helped me look at what is going on in a broader way. She is probably hungry, having lost about 20 pounds over the past several months since the move, but also probably somewhat lonely and rather bored in our new living situation. The book also serves as a good reminder as to the influence of my behavior in the situation. I have a clearer sense now of what I need to do, and not do, lol, to meet her needs better, before the barking and other behaviors get out of hand. It's a quick read, straight to the point, simple and filled with kindness. I definitely recommend it! Review: "Woof" Pay attention - As one who was raised by people who bred and trained animals, the action of training is second nature to me. Reading animals body language (horses, dogs and cats) is an automatic thing. I've just read Barking: The Sound of a Language for the first time. When reading Barking I was fascinated by how much I didn't know about barking. How much I did know was also fascinating. It only took a day to resolve a couple of barking, hmm problems is too strong a term, but it'll do. We live in the country and, for the moment, have critters in our attic. Since babies are involved this drives my female Cardigan Welsh Corgi wild. I just hadn't realized that she was barking so much and so loudly because she thought I wasn't listening to her. A couple of times of walking over to where she was, looking and listening, and then saying "Yes, I hear them. Nothing I can do. And I'm not letting you up there because you'd fall through the floor." and she calmed down to the point where all I had to do was say "I hear them." after her first bark and she stopped. I also was able to separate "excited" barking from "ya gotta do something right now" barking. Very helpful out here. I already knew about the "don't leave us" barking, but didn't have any idea of how to resolve it. It is only a problem when I have them in the car and they bark themselves silly until I get back. That, I think, is going to take more than a day to resolve. As always I enjoyed reading her book just for the style and vast amount of knowledge she can convey in such a small volume. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #194,233 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #95 in Dog Care & Health (Books) #113 in Dog Training (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 724 Reviews | ## Images ![Barking: The Sound of the Language (Dogwise Training Manual) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71zUWcRpJJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spot On! *by N***C on May 17, 2017* I have two 13 year old dogs from a litter I got as a surprise about a month after adopting their mother from a farm 13 years ago. One of them has talked nearly non-stop from the day she was born, sometimes outright barking of one sort or another and other times the faintest of whines, and everything in between. She has also always tended towards anxiety and fearfulness, with a nervous system that is easily overloaded. Her sister is calm and generally quiet. I bought this book mostly out of curiosity after reading a synopsis of it in a dog newsletter yesterday. Over the past 13 years I have learned many of the things the author discusses on my own, rather haphazardly, out of love, curiosity and necessity, and am pretty good at understanding about 80-90% of what my talkative gal says. Yet reading this book now was helpful still, as I have recently seen her working quite vocally to train me to feed her on command, as she had trained a neighbor we moved away from a few months ago. This book has helped me look at what is going on in a broader way. She is probably hungry, having lost about 20 pounds over the past several months since the move, but also probably somewhat lonely and rather bored in our new living situation. The book also serves as a good reminder as to the influence of my behavior in the situation. I have a clearer sense now of what I need to do, and not do, lol, to meet her needs better, before the barking and other behaviors get out of hand. It's a quick read, straight to the point, simple and filled with kindness. I definitely recommend it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Woof" Pay attention *by E***N on October 9, 2014* As one who was raised by people who bred and trained animals, the action of training is second nature to me. Reading animals body language (horses, dogs and cats) is an automatic thing. I've just read Barking: The Sound of a Language for the first time. When reading Barking I was fascinated by how much I didn't know about barking. How much I did know was also fascinating. It only took a day to resolve a couple of barking, hmm problems is too strong a term, but it'll do. We live in the country and, for the moment, have critters in our attic. Since babies are involved this drives my female Cardigan Welsh Corgi wild. I just hadn't realized that she was barking so much and so loudly because she thought I wasn't listening to her. A couple of times of walking over to where she was, looking and listening, and then saying "Yes, I hear them. Nothing I can do. And I'm not letting you up there because you'd fall through the floor." and she calmed down to the point where all I had to do was say "I hear them." after her first bark and she stopped. I also was able to separate "excited" barking from "ya gotta do something right now" barking. Very helpful out here. I already knew about the "don't leave us" barking, but didn't have any idea of how to resolve it. It is only a problem when I have them in the car and they bark themselves silly until I get back. That, I think, is going to take more than a day to resolve. As always I enjoyed reading her book just for the style and vast amount of knowledge she can convey in such a small volume. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ woof, woof *by J***N on February 22, 2020* This is a short but detailed book on why dogs bark and what different sounding barks mean. There are training methods with photos on how to train your dog not to bark in different situations, stressed throughout is the futility of punishing a dog for barking. The author is an experienced dog trainer and knows how dogs communicate. I found this book easy to read and filled with useful information that will be helpful to me as a dog owner and trainer. ## Frequently Bought Together - Barking: The Sound of the Language (Dogwise Training Manual) - On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals - My Dog Pulls. 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