When I was about 12 yrs old we had a collie. She didn't bark as much as most collies. We had a hateful old woman 2 doors down from us that would always pull me aside and tell me she was going to call animal control and have my dog taken away from me forever if she barked again. So years later I heard about basenjis and thought , barkless dog, perfect for apartment living!! I thought they were gorgeous!!Boy was I surprised at how vocal they were when I went to see the breeder. Needless to say, I went for a different breed..
I guess that's a main reason I love borzoi and whippets. For the most part they rarely bark. When I got my first one, he was exceptionally quiet. It was months before I knew he was capable of barking. It has been forty years since the threats made by that old woman and I still can't deal with the dogs barking. If they bark more than a minute or so I call them up to the house. For someone who rarely fears anything , I still get a knot in my stomach if one of my dogs bark.
Sorry for the long post.