Is Your Dog Annoying The Neighbors? How To Deal With Excessive Barking
Along with a baby's crying, the persistant barking of a dog is
one of the most annoying sounds. But is there anything you can
do as a dog owner to 'persuade' your pooch to stop barking? Here
are a few suggestions from an experienced dog owner.
The bark. It can be annoying. But, in effect, it is the way the
dog is communicating to you. For example, it can mean, 'hello'
or it can mean 'go away.' It can mean that they want to play or
that they are protecting their territory. You may think your dog
is barking too much, or your neighbors may think so. But, before
you can put an end to your trouble, it's best to figure out why
she is barking in the first place.
Some dogs have been breed to bark so it is instinctive that they
bark endlessly. For example, the beagle is a hunting dog and was
trained to bark when it spotted the prey. Another example are
some toy dogs which were bred to be a warning signals of
invasion. Even so, some dogs within these breeds bark more than
they should, some more than others.
Did you encourage this behavior in your dog? If you give your
dog a reward for barking then they are thinking it's a good
thing. Not necessarily a treat, the reward may have been
attention. Even if you think it was a scolding you gave her, she
saw it as attention. Are you trying to quiet her? Did you bend
down and pet her, sooth her or just talk to her? Yes, this is
attention. You are actually encouraging this behavior when the
dog barks and you react like this.
There are several ways in which you can work with your dog to
stop this behavior. One of those ways is to use a bark collar.
These collars all work in different ways but they can disperse a
citronella scent that the dog doesn't like or they can even
provide a small shock when the bad behavior occurs. But, this
will not work in all cases and some do not like the idea of
'hurting' the animal even though the dog is not harmed at all.
Another solution would be to use a professional trainer or to
pick up a few books that are how to's on training your animal
and work one on one with the dog to stop the behavior.
When a dog barks, he is protecting you or just warning you. The
dog is trained by ancestors to do just that; to warn people. It
makes sense then that the dog would be a little upset at there
is a man approaching the house even though he visits daily with
the mail. The dog wants you to know that the man is there and
that you should react to the mailman. Those dogs that do bark
too much may need some help. You can find a lot of help on
training your dog to stop barking in books or with
professionals. Use training as well as patience to help your dog
learn when its okay and when it is not.
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