Text from Dog: To bark or not to bark

It always starts with one dog. Usually Tucker. He heard something, might have heard something, saw something, might have seen something, smelled something, might have smelled something, or just plain thinks there’s something. 

And it is written in the Doggy Codex™ that under any of those circumstances, one must bark. It’s right there in section 5, subsection 4, paragraph 3, under Bark, When To.

But Lilah has a different interpretation of The Codex, and she believes one should bark only when it is necessary, i.e., when there actually is a thing worthy of barkage.

I tend to side with Lilah.

But Tucker’s a traditionalist, and Jasper tends to side with him. Usually in these cases, the two boys make enough noise for the three dogs (or more, depending on factors like proximity, whether a human is taking a nap, or if it’s possibly a fox). Most often, Lilah will join her brothers physically, but will save her vocal contribution for the real deal.

Life with dogs: it can be loud. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Are your pets noisy?

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