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