africans bread them to be barkless so when they are hunting they wouldent scare away their prey
no the basenji has a unique property of not barking this means that they produce little next to no dander or saliva which makes them very good dogs for people with Allergies.
=yes there is one breed of dog that can't bark which is called the Basenji=
All dogs 'bark' to a greater or lesser extent. However, the Basenji, a hunting dog, very rarely barks though they 'yodel' or whine.
The Basenji is called the barkless dog. That doesn't mean they don't make noise. Only that they don't bark like most dogs do. Basenji don't bark but, it does make other sounds such as a howl, yodel, growl and a crow.
Basenji.
the rare African "schmaugal" hound is the only reported dog that cannot physically bark due to a degenerative defect in their DNA which causes ALL of them to be born with no vocal cords at all.i hope this helpsThe African Basenji is the best known "barkless" dog. The Basenji is one of the oldest domesticated breeds of dogs. Another dog that does not bark much is the beagle. Beagles can bark but they prefer to "bay," (make a long, drawn out deep toned sound.All dogs have the capability to bark. But they may refrain from doing so based on personality and mood temperate. A dog that is trained not to bark is still capable of barking.This is not that all dogs cannot be trained not to bark. During WW2 the US trained many war dogs who'd later fight in the Pacific against the Japanese (ie.the Doberman Alsatian). They didn't want to give away their position because of barking dogs so they taught them not to bark by tapping them on the snout or poking their neck and sharply saying,"NO!"All dogs can bark but some owners have their vocal cords snipped to lessen their bark.The Besenji is often called a 'barkless' dog. However, it is not a totally silent dog. It does make a sound that is 'Yodel-like'. It can also growl, and howl...but no bark.The Basenji breed of dog does not bark. They are the only dog breed that doesn't bark. Australian wild dogs, or Dingos, do not bark. Instead they howl to communicate.
The Basenji(they can only howl)
They don't bark, they make a "Yodel".
A Basenji hound
The basenji is the only dog that can not bark.
The breed know as the bark-less dog is the Basenji. They do make other sounds, but not the traditional barking sound that dogs make. This dog breed comes from Africa.
The only dog that cant is an African dingo.There is another dog that cannot bark and that is Basenji Hound. However, the Basenji dog does scream. They also howl, cry, growl, and yodel. They definitely DO have a voice.Get huskies. They are one of the only type of dogs who do not bark, with the added advantages of awesome looks.
Its larynx is unusually shaped.