Show 83 - Doggy Rumbles: What It Means When Your Dog Yelps Out of Nowhere

Dogs don’t always say what they’re feeling, so it’s understandable why we want to know the reason why dogs yelp.

Each sound our dog makes is crucial; it can signify hunger, distress, and pain.

So it’s no surprise our dogs’ sudden yelping sounds can make us spring into protective, worrying mode.

Yes, a yelping dog can be a dog in pain. But a dog letting out a high-pitched, petrifying sound isn’t always a pained dog… and it’s an essential truth owners should understand.

Key Takeaways:

• Dogs yelp for various reasons, not always due to pain. It's important to discern the context of their yelping, which can indicate hunger, distress, or leadership struggles.
• Yelping during interactions with other dogs can be a way of establishing or conceding leadership, not necessarily a sign of pain.
• The concept of The Dog Calming Code emphasizes the importance of human leadership in a dog's life. By establishing themselves as the leader, owners can reduce dog fights and power struggles.

BE THE LEADER YOUR DOG NEEDS WITH THE DOG CALMING CODE™️ Table of Contents:

1. The Other Reason Why Dogs Yelp: For Dogs, It’s All About Leadership
2. Why Do Dogs Yelp During an Intense Interaction With Other Dogs
3. Why Dogs Yelp Reason #1: Yelping is a Sound of Conceding
4. Why Dogs Yelp Reason #2: Yelping is a Shock Factor to Make the Other Dog Stop Charging
5. Why You Should Not Immediately Intervene Between Two Dogs in a Rumble
6. Dealing with Dog Rumbles: When Do I Step In?
7. The Doggy Dan Dog Calming Code: Becoming the Leader In Your Dog’s Eyes… The Gentle Way

The Other Reason Why Dogs Yelp: For Dogs, It’s All About Leadership

Here’s a truth I truly embrace: dogs are all about the hierarchy. Knowing who leads and who follows is business #1.

 

When dogs meet, they first sort out leadership because dogs are BIG on leadership.

(Thus, the reason for the creation of my popular course, The Dog Calming Code™️ , which you can learn more about below.)

If you can observe two dogs that just met at the park, there’s a high chance you’ll catch them growling and seemingly testing the other.

Eventually, they will engage in a brawl, a classic way of challenging one another.

After a few minutes of commotion, everything gets back to normal. The two dogs fighting earlier will start to interact without any aggression.

When two dogs stop fighting or challenging each other, they