When your dog is barking too much you need to find a way to control it. Barking dogs can be a nuisance to you and your neighbors especially if it barks at night. The best way to do this is to implement aggressive dog training. Here are some ideas on how to train your dog to stop barking.
You have to know and understand why your dog barks. By identifying the cause of the problem you can try to eliminate the cause of barking.
When training your dog always use positive affirmation instead of punishments. When you punish a dog this does not entice it to do the right thing and may become reclusive and even start to act out more.
Some positive approaches when dog training are as follows:
Distract it while the stimulus occurs. Play with it, give it food, anything to take its attention away from whatever causes it to bark.
Reassuring the dog until it calms down while it is being exposed to what stimulates it to bark.
Use the clicker training method wherein you reshape his barking behavior by using a clicking device. This requires aggressive dog training in order for it to be effective.
When a dog continues to bark incessantly despite your best efforts you may want to consider hiring professional help. A dog trainer can implement a more aggressive dog training program or a veterinarian can prescribe some medication to calm your pet down.
A veterinarian may also be able to understand the behavior of your dog and why it reacts that way to the stimulus.
Other methods of making your dogs stop barking are considered inhumane by some veterinarians and members animal welfare groups. Debarking surgery and the use of some bark collars are often reprimanded.
The Debarking surgery is an invasive unnecessary surgery wherein a dog’s voice box is altered so that the volume of the bark will be lessened. The Bark collar is a collar which reacts to a dogs bark by making it uncomfortable for the dog to bark. Some bark collars use electric shocks every time dog barks, while others spray citrus on their muzzles.
A compromise should be made between you and your dog. As a responsible dog owner you should not place your dog under unnecessary stress. Both of you should work together as a team in order to overcome the dog’s barking problem.
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