| You love your dog, but he barks! It can be | | | | have heard or smelled something and wants to |
| really annoying to you and your neighbors if | | | | let you know. Just acknowledging him may well |
| it becomes incessant barking. You need to | | | | stop the barking, if not try a NO, or Quiet |
| understand why your dog barks if you hope to | | | | command. If he stops barking reward him so |
| be able to control it.So what can you do to | | | | that following your commands becomes |
| control or reduce your dog's barking and make | | | | pleasurable to him. One of the lesser known |
| him the most loved dog on the block? | | | | ways of stopping a dog from barking is by |
| | | | countering his noise with another noise. The |
| Understanding Why Your Dog Barks | | | | noise you make will startle your dog and make |
| | | | him stop barking. Giving your dog something |
| Dogs bark for many reasons, even though they | | | | to chew on is also a good deterrent to |
| appear to be barking for no reason. They are | | | | barking. How many dogs have you heard barking |
| trying to communicate something to you or | | | | with their mouths full? |
| anyone else who is willing to pay attention. | | | | |
| Dogs have sensitive hearing the volume or | | | | Barking Control Collars |
| pitch of a siren/alarm may aggravate your dog | | | | |
| and start him barking. Your dog will bark | | | | If the traditional methods don't seem to be |
| habitually if he is bored, uncomfortable, | | | | working it may be time to try a barking |
| untrained or anxious for any reason. You'll | | | | control collar. Many of these work by using |
| find that if your dog gets cold during the | | | | sound so that the desired behavior can be |
| night, he will often bark in protest. Dogs | | | | associated with the sound. Some of the more |
| must have a warm, draught free dog house and | | | | sophisticated, (and of course expensive), |
| should be fed in the evening to ensure that | | | | models also use electric shocks to deter the |
| they sleep while we sleep. Barking at the | | | | dog from barking. In a survey of British dog |
| normal movements or usual noise from your | | | | owners it was found that they are |
| neighbors should be considered unacceptable | | | | overwhelmingly against using the electric |
| behaviour. So how do you train your dog to | | | | shock no bark collars. The most humane bark |
| minimize his barking? | | | | collar available today is the citronella |
| | | | collar. These bark collars work by spraying |
| Training Your Dog to Bark Less Often | | | | harmless citronella in your dog's face |
| | | | whenever he barks. |
| First off, there are the traditional methods. | | | | |
| Dog training and dog obedience schools help | | | | Bark control collars use two types of bark |
| train the dog and also teach you how to | | | | detection, either sound or vibrations from |
| handle your pet too, so that you can grow a | | | | the dogs throat. Neither type is totally |
| lasting bond with your dog. Of course if you | | | | infallible; the vibration type can be set off |
| take your dog out and give him lots of | | | | by motion, and the sound type by external |
| exercise, he'll be a lot less inclined to | | | | sounds. However both have proved to be |
| bark. A tired dog has less energy to bark and | | | | effective in helping control your dog's |
| a tired sleeping dog can't bark at all! | | | | barking humanely. The best collars employ |
| Barking problems are unique among dog | | | | both methods at the same time to reduce the |
| behavior problems. You don't want to | | | | false readings and help bring barking under |
| eliminate your dogs barking, just control it | | | | control. |
| so that your dog lets out one bark to warn | | | | |
| you and then he stops barking. | | | | Whichever method you use, barking can be |
| | | | brought under control in a reasonably short |
| Sometimes barking is good, it's your dogs | | | | space of time, so persevere and enjoy your |
| main way of communicating with you. He may | | | | dog for years to come. |