Dogs bark to protect their territory.

Meaning: Dogs bark to keep other animals or people away from their area of land.

Choice of Words: Protect means to keep someone or something safe from harm or danger. Territory means an area of land that is controlled by a particular animal or group of animals. Bark is the sound made by dogs to communicate. When you put them together, the sentence means that dogs make sounds to keep their area of land safe from harm or danger.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Dogs bark.
• Dogs bark to communicate.
• Dogs bark loudly at night.
• Dogs bark to warn others.
• Dogs bark to communicate with humans.
• Dogs bark loudly at strangers.
• Dogs bark, chase squirrels through the snow.
• Dogs bark loudly at the passing cars.
• Dogs bark to get attention.
• Dogs bark happily at squirrels.