How to stop a dog from barking: a video guide

Excessive barking is one of the most common complaints of dog owners. Of course, you can’t expect your dog to never bark. Barking is how canines communicate and it’s going to happen whether you like it or not. You can learn how to stop a dog from barking if your pet barks more than normal.

Certain breeds including:

• Chihuahua
• Pekinese
• Poodles
• Collie
• Beagle
• Pomeranian
• Maltese

…are more prone to excessive barking. Every dog is different, so you can’t just assume that because a dog makes the list of the noisiest breeds that he will bark all the time. As with everything, there are exceptions to the rule.

Dogs bark for many reasons including:

• Out of fear
• To protect their pack or territory
• Out of boredom or loneliness
• As a greeting

Some dogs bark because of an underlying issue like separation anxiety, depression or a compulsion. In order to learn how to stop a dog from barking, you first need to figure out why he is barking in the first place.

If there is an underlying condition causing the barking, you’ll need to treat that before working on any type of behavior training to curb the noise.

As with all types of canine training, learning how to stop a dog from barking will take time and patience. It’s not going to happen overnight, but if you stay consistent your efforts will begin to see progress.

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How To Stop A Dog From Barking: A Video Guide

Remove the motivation

If there is something that always causes your dog to bark, like people walking down the street, do what you can to remove the motivation to bark. Of course, you can’t prevent people from walking past your home, but you may be able to prevent your dog from seeing them.

Add curtains or shades to your windows. If possible, remove the dog’s ability to see out the window. For example, I mention in my video guide that we have an elevated dog bed in front of the picture window in our living room. Moving the bed would remove our dogs’ ability to look out that window.

You might need to get creative. If your dog jumps up to look out the window, find some type of barricade (perhaps a pet gate) that will keep him from accessing the window.

If your dog is like our boxer, he may be able to find the opening in the curtains and stick his head through. In this case, you’ll need to stitch the curtains together to make one large curtain instead. You may need to switch your curtains out for sturdy blinds.

It may take a bit of ingenuity and a few dollars, but removing the motivation to bark is the fastest choice when learning how to stop a dog from barking. If you can get rid of the motivation to bark, you won’t need to do any behavioral training.

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