hiya wolf63,
I dont mean in anyway that he is a bite first kinda doggy, he is by far the softest dog i have ever known, he barks because he is excited and wants to play but cant.
This is a dog who will happily cuddle our cats and share his food with them, there is not an aggresive bone in his body!
Unfortnately, I have the problem with him that I can not control him when he gets excited, luckily for me he just wants to go say hello to other dogs, but he is so strong he pulls me over!
Eve, my trainer has said to me that she can tell i get frustrated at his barking (even though i try not to show it!) because he has never been a barking dog before! Its not a nasty BARKBARKBARK im gonna rip your head off, its a constant, ever second bark because he is surrounded by other dogs and wants to play!
We have had him since he was 12 weeks, so I will admit, it is down to us he is the way he is now at 3.5 years, he is just such a handful all the time!