Am I correct the term is barky? I mean, does your doggie like to bark or is he the silent type?

My dog cucot, well, not really that great barker but he usually does his barking spree late at night and into the dawn when almost everyone is fast asleep. kind of disturbing actually, sometimes, I would get out of my bed and tell him to stop 'cause his bark is loud enough to wake up the whole neighborhood. ;D I just ssssshhhh him like that and he'll come running home from his post. I guess he really just wants to play curfew dog to those who are still out on the street on those hours.
what do you think, has it something to do with the breed? or are dogs really like that?
