By Toby Anderson May 17 (Bloomberg) -- A U.K. local authority is offeringpet owners free lessons to talk ``dog'' as it seeks to fightagainst nuisance barking, the Daily Telegraph reported, citingofficials. Peterborough City Council will, with the help of theDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, teach dogowners to understand the meaning of their pets' barking, thenewspaper said.
Owners will be taught to distinguish betweenbarking that signifies, for example, territoriality andattention seeking, frustration and wanting to play.
About 15 percent of the 1,4000 complaints that the city'snoise pollution team receives on average each year involve dogsbarking, according to the report. Across the U.K. that figure is even higher, with about one quarter of complaints involving dognoise.
The lessons will include advice from a dog behaviorist, avet, and a head nurse who will explain why dogs bark and whatthey are saying, the Telegraph reported.
(Daily Telegraph 5-17 p3)
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