How to stop excessive barking

How To Stop Your Dog From Barking Excessively

If your dog barks excessively, it can be disturbing not only to you but also your neighbors. While this is not an easy habit to break, it can be done. The longer you allow the barking, the harder it is to break the habit.

Below are some tips to help:

1. Try to find out why your dog is barking and address it

Your dog gets something out of barking, a reward or even your attention when he barks otherwise your dog wouldn’t do it. Try to figure out what your dog gets out of barking and address or remove it. There has to be a reason that your dog is provoked to start barking and whatever the motivation is, if possible, needs to be removed.

2. Look at your energy and teach them to have an off switch

To teach your dog to settle, you first need to create a calm environment for them to settle in. Take a look at your home life, are you screaming "HIIII MAXX IM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU!!!" when you walk in the door? Are you giving your dog any down time with a place command or crate? Are you cultivating calmness or chaos??

3. Ignore your dog when he is barking

Try to ignore your dog’s barking and let him continue to bark until he tires out. When he barks, don’t give him any attention, don’t touch him or look at your pup. When he stops barking, then you can praise your dog. He will learn that barking will not get your attention and gets praised for not barking.

4. Try to get your dog to do something that is inconsistent with barking.

When your dog starts barking, ask your dog to do something that is incompatible while barking. For example, teach your dog to lie down on his bed or even fetch a tennis ball. Both actions would automatically stop the barking to focus on the task.

5. Make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise

Daily exercise for your dog is important for so many reasons. By tiring out your dog with exercise, your dog will be less likely to bark from being merely bored or frustrated. This doesn't mean a five minute walk 3 times a day at the end of a short leash. Real, intense play, try a flirt pole or tug.

6.Bark collar

After all of these changes have been made, and the dog is still barking, we need to look at interrupting or correcting nuisance barking. A high-quality bark collar that has multiple ways to detect if the dog is barking and track it, like the dogtra smart bark collar, can be an effective way to keep a dog in the home. Do not place a bark collar on puppies. Proper conditioning is crucial for understanding. Speak to a trainer before use.

With time and patience, your dog will stop barking if you can find the cause, meet their needs and correct the behavior.

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