Hello--
I'm hoping this is not anything serious, but my 11 year old maltese has stopped barking! For his entire life, he has barked at EVERYTHING (phone ringing, people outside, birds, etc....) However, one night he was in a deep sleep and he heard a noise which startled him. He made a funny bark sound and then completely stopped. Ever since then, he doesn't bark at the phone ringing, when people come to the door, NOTHING. This is very unusual. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? Do dogs "lose their bark" when they reach this age?
I'm hoping this is not anything serious, but my 11 year old maltese has stopped barking! For his entire life, he has barked at EVERYTHING (phone ringing, people outside, birds, etc....) However, one night he was in a deep sleep and he heard a noise which startled him. He made a funny bark sound and then completely stopped. Ever since then, he doesn't bark at the phone ringing, when people come to the door, NOTHING. This is very unusual. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? Do dogs "lose their bark" when they reach this age?