Experimenting with and observing the results of breeding the ATS for these years has been a study in evolution and behavior. My experience and study of dog training and the application of many methods and techniques have given rise to the question of just what do dogs mean when they bark in certain tones, if anything. Also, I have made the observation that most dogs have a greater or lesser tendency to bark at times for obvious reason at all. For instance, Foo Foo and Fee Feecan bark all day for no reason, while the stock dog seems to bark for hours just to let us and any predators know he's there. I'm going to use some quotes from researchers and my own observations and experiences to attempt to explain my goals and reasoning in the following paragraphs.
Dogs make all kinds of noises but, more than any other, they bark.
Most bark too much for my appreciation and for the wrong reasons. It can be irritating to the point of lawsuits. In most municipalities, it is regulated. This behavior seems more than habitual to me sometimes to the point of neurotic. You cannot stop it, train it away, or lesson it by enviromental change.