Wanting to stop their dog barking is one of the most frustrating motions a dog owner can go through, especially so when it continues throughout the night.
Barking is a normal behavior of dogs; however continuous barking for a long time is the symbol that your dog has a problem or needs attention from you.
Always try to control of the situation as soon as your dog develops with a barking problem.
If you ignore this in the starting stage, he might make barking as a habit and stopping will not be easy in the future.
First step in controlling this problem is discovering when and for how long your dog barks, and the reason behind his barking.
You may need to do some detective job to obtain this information.
This is difficult especially if your dog barks when you are away from the home.
If at all possible, try and get a rough estimation from a neighbor.
Few reasons behind dog barking are:- - When they feel nervous, hungry and anxious, - When they see strangers, - Lack of exercise, - Poor socialization, - Environmental reasons such as unfamiliar sounds, - Monotony, irritation, loneliness, etc Training is more helpful in stopping uncontrolled dog barking.
Yelling at dogs will not stop barking problem; he may think that even you are barking along with him.
Once your dog understands the basic commands such as "sit" and "stay", you can start teaching him to shut his mouth.
To solve the problem of poor socialization, you can take him to parks where he can come across many types of animals, people, etc.
First few days allow your dog to view other dogs with their owner from a reasonable distance, gradually allow him to mingle with them.
If your dog tries to request something by barking, do not give him immediately and wait until he stops it.
Make him clear that he won't get anything by barking.
Some dogs enjoy barking and they pass their spare time by doing it.
Keep your dog busy with chewable or exciting toys to try and distract him.
If your dog usually begins barking when guests come to the house, it may be that he is just trying to get your attention, it is best to avoid giving him your attention completely so that he doesn't think he has a new way to get your attention whenever he wants.
An electronic bark collar is a method of stopping unwanted dog barking.
This helps in learning dogs to stop unnecessary barking quickly.
When your dog barks the collar will give a mild static feeling.
This feeling will slightly increase if your dog continues barking.
Do not forget to reward your dog when he stops excessive barking.
Ultrasonic bark collars are another type of bark collar uses sound as the tool for correcting dog behavior.
The device attached to the collar identifies dog barking and without delay makes some sound which is annoying dogs and they will stop barking.