Tips to Control Dog Barking

Sometimes your dog  may start barking because he gets overexcited to see you, or really wants your attention, or is barking to protect you-these are all minor barking problems, and you should be able to stop them with a simple command to quiet down. If your dog suffers from any of these issues listed below, you should work with the dog on correcting these barking problems. It is too bad, but  the excessive barking will not just go away on its own accord.

Here are some examples of barking problem behaviors and some ways to correct these types of dog barking problems-use the tips that are appropriate to your own dog’s behavior problem.

• To correct the problem of dogs barking upon seeing a stranger or another dog  somewhere within their visual range, it is necessary to block your dog’s view out of his yard. If you can move your dog behind a solid fence you will have blocked that view. As an alternative to a fence (if you have none) try moving your dog to an area of the backyard with no view of the street -you will need to put  him on a lead to keep him there. If you dog is an indoor dog, you can try closing all the drapes so your dog cannot see outside anymore.

• Solving the problem of your dog barking because he hears nearby dogs having a conversation, takes a hands on approach-literally. To do this, you will need to use your hand to shut your dogs mouth, and to keep it shut until your dog has submitted and is calm. He won’t be liking this much, so you will have to hold onto his  collar while you do this because he may try to move away from you. Another good trick that will startle him out of barking is to spray him in the face with a small blast of water from a little spray bottle. A can of pebbles is also good for startling your dog into  stopping the barking for a bit. These tricks all work to temporarily stop the barking for the time you are using them. As you have your hand over his mouth or spray him, you must also command your dog to be “quiet” or say “no barking”. At the end of a successful training to stop barking, your dog should stop when just given your verbal command.

• In order to correct a dog that barks for  reasons of  being stressed and feeling insecure it  requires a lot of attention from you through training, exercising and playing with your dog. All the activity should make your dog a happier, more confident dog, who won’t need to express his anxiety through barking.

• To correct the dog barking problems cause by a bored or lonely dog, also will require increase attention by you in the way of exercising and playing and training your dog.  A dog that is often left alone all day, without plenty of playing and exercising, is definitely more likely to develop this behavior. By giving your dog at least one and a half hours daily exercise, you will help a lot with his feelings of loneliness and boredom, and hopefully cut way down on his need to bark for long periods of time.

• Correct the problem of your own dog barking for attention by saying a firm “no” and then turning your back to him and ignoring him for a few minutes. Don’t let your dog bully you into doing whatever he wants. The reason for this, besides the annoyance of a steadily barking dog, is that you are the Alpha dog. You will not be seen as Alpha by your dog if he can boss you around when he wants by barking at you. It is essential for training your dog that you alone are the Alpha dog

If none of these techniques works for you, the pet stores sell a few types of  barking prevention collars. The first of these prevention collars is a Citronella oil collar-this works by spraying a mist of citronella oil into your dogs face when it is activated by the dog’s barking. The second type of collar works by emitting a very high pitched sound . The collars work by using aversion theory-one through a smell dog’s hate, and the other through an irritating noise.

There is even a collar that prevents barking through the application of electric shock. Frequently dog trainers have found success using these when other methods have failed with a very headstrong or stubborn dog.

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