> I don't know if shepherds are specifically prone to barking Yes. Shepherds are especially prone to barking. They were trained to be, well, shepherds. This br

> I don't know if shepherds are specifically prone to barking Yes. Shepherds are especially prone to barking. They were trained to be, well, shepherds. This breed is used to guard sheep, not scare them. So they have to be quite and obedient to their owners. Retrievers are also quite because they were used to retrieve game for a hunter. Those games may be just hurt and barking may scare them away. So the breeders were specifically select quite and obedient dogs to be retrievers.