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Stop Barking

Barking is very normal for dogs. It's actually a pack behavior that dates back to the first dog packs running the earth. Barking is the pack members duty too warn the pack and alert the alpha when their territory or boundaries are being challenged. Alpha, in the pack, is the god and boss; he or she becomes mother, father, decider, judge and jury for their pack. When we as humans assume the alpha roll, the dog naturally assumes a follower roll, unless you, human alpha's, allow your pet to challenge YOUR position in YOUR pack.. The domestic dog perceives barking as a natural behavior in his pack follower job; however, he lives in a human dominant world... SO.... we, human alphas, must control our canine pack members.

Barking with proper and tenacious training can be managed once you as the pet owner have established yourself as the alpha. We have trained our dog, Rosa, to see her crate as her home, in our home and the place she must go to when we command her. Early on my husband addressed her barking by challenging her every time she barked and then allowing her to bark only at appropriate times and praising her. (Now, Rosa, is a promeranian/ chihuahua and if you think that wasn't a test of wills, don't kid yourself.) Challenging her meant, every single time she went into a bark mode, he got up and physically addressed her wrong behavior by touching her firmly and say "no bark". (Dominant behavior in a dog pack entails physical dominance either in a confrontation or just by standing or holding the head over the submissive pack member.) Constant reinforcement proved successful. Now, when the doorbell rings we direct her to her home, where she usually grumbles her disappointment, in a low faintly modulated groan interspersed with a whispered, purse-lipped, almost inaudible little woofs. Additionally, we also don't open the door until she has crossed her little threshold.

Whether your dog barks at the wind, warns you of strangers, protects their yard or just at something that's new to them or just a strange sound, if it is unwanted by you, he must be stopped consistently. If at any time your dog 's barking is not appropriate, don't let them continue and promise yourself your do something later. Remember this is not a human pack member, they are canine members and must be submissive to you and your boundaries. If nothing else, remove them from the stimulus. A pack member knows that removal from the pack is an unnatural state, their goal in life is to be in your good graces. Often pets respond to a consistent sound associated with a command, a sharp "ehh" or "shh", if used consistently, can create a link in their little dog brains to the behavior you as the alpha desire. One method that I've used in the past is a squirt bottle, give them a little spray right in the kisser, it won't hurt, and it works. It's like a little spray of "eh"!!!. When your dog has stopped barking on command, praise him or her, that is the fastest way to teach them. Show them that you appreciate the their learning your boundaries. (which is dog speak for "yes, ok, your still one of us" - which to them is everything. .