Soprano Doberman, What Say You?

My first Doberman was as quiet as could be. I remember I had owned her for a few months before I heard her bark. When I did hear it, it stopped me in my tracks because the sound was so deep and masculine and quite honestly scary.

The first time I saw Missie she growled and barked at me from the other side of the breeder’s kitchen island. She was polite and let me pet her a while later, but she wasn’t too sure of me.

I decided to get her anyway and one of the parting comments I remembered a couple of weeks into Missie ownership was, “She’s a very vocal girl. She likes to play and has quite a personality.”

“Very vocal” in no way describes the sheer oddness of some of the sounds she produces. I have tried to catch the craziness on camera but my phone is usually just out of reach, or by the time I get it, the sound is trailing off.

This weekend I was successful and here for your viewing and listening enjoyment is Missie in all her high pitched glory.

Side Note: I think it’s quite dramatic that she was acting like Tigger was going to kill her when his mouth was around her neck. He is a gentle creature, therefore this is all theatrics as far as I’m concerned.

So friends, what is your interpretation of Missie’s squeals and vocalizations? Do you have a dog who has odd things to say too?