Can Dogs Go Hoarse?

14 February 2017, 16:21 | Updated: 14 February 2017, 17:14

Can dogs lose its voice from barking for a long time? In other words, can a dog get a bit hoarse?

Mystery Hour Question

Can dogs lose its voice from barking for a long time? In other words, can a dog get a bit hoarse?

Answer

Name: David, Chalkfarm

Qualification: Took an acting class.

Answer: When dogs bark, as when babies cry, they do it mainly from their diaphragm pushing air up out through their throat without any stress of the vocal chord muscles. In actor training they taught us that actors can person every night because they are trained to speak from the diaphragm in order to remove the stress on their vocal chords.