The first thing I noticed was how many people said that their dogs were very good with kids – which we knew already! But it’s reassuring to hear that some children actually prefer a dog over a cat, and that some adults who have never had a dog before enjoy having one now. Many people also mentioned the benefits of keeping your dog on a lead in public places, as well as the fact that most dogs are trained to be quiet when they’re out walking, so they don’t disturb other people while you’re out for a walk together. In terms of the reasons why dogs bark, there were lots of answers! Some people said that their dogs barked when they heard a car coming down the road, others said that they barked when they saw someone else’s dog, or when they saw a person approaching them. One woman said that her dog barks at everything – she even said that he sometimes barks at his food bowl! Another man told us that his dog barks at every little noise – he says that it’s almost like a reflex action for him, and that he doesn’t think about whether he should keep himself quiet or not. But most people didn’t seem to think that their dogs got tired from barking – instead, they said that they barked whenever they wanted to let someone know that they were around, and that when they were training their dogs to stop barking, they would occasionally yell ‘QUIET!’ at random times just to make sure that they remembered to be quiet!