Cody the Dog Reader: Cody Barks Cody loves to bark. Cody loves to bark so much, he barks at everyone he meets. In this very simple 16-page book, beginning readers will laugh at Cody's antics and build their vocabulary of all the places Cody sheds. This is a step-up text from the fourth installment in the CODY THE DOG series, CODY BARKS. Sample text: Cody barks at the squirrel. Why does Cody bark?