Or come running towards you when they see you petting another dog at the dog park. A fear-based bark almost sounds identical to a territorial bark. Do you notice how sometimes your dogs bark excessively when new faces show up at your house and come inside, especially when the new faces are men? This threatens a dog and when they come into the house, it makes their ecosystem unstable.
Instinctively, your dog does what comes naturally - bark. Dogs have hyper-hearing which means they can hear noises that are impossible for the human ear to detect. This can happen anywhere. They can hear a skateboard or car horn or your alarm system, when their ear detects an unusual noise, it sets off the bark.
They bark, and you turn and give them attention - even if it is a command - and naturally it clicks in their brain that if they bark, then you immediately turn your attention to them. Dogs are pack animals who love to be around their people. Anything that indicates your potential leaving might set off separation anxiety in your dog.
Crates definitely do not help as they are a confined space. So your dog barks excessively because it makes them feel uncomfortable and unsafe. The above examples are just one type of human behavior that sets off excessive barking. There are plenty others that could trigger your dog to bark excessively.
In short, prevention is the process of not giving your dog the opportunity to be in a situation where he would bark. For example, a Jack Russell Terrier may stand on the back of a couch to look out the window and bark at people. There are a few ways to help practice prevention. While the goal of prevention is to not give the dog the opportunity to bark, redirection involves teaching your dog to focus on something else instead of what causes him to bark.
Another method to stop excessive barking is to find another way to interrupt the behavior. As with other bad behaviors , letting your dog complete the behavior is reinforcement because the action itself is a reward.
You will need to do this repeatedly for the dog to understand. You can even wave at the rider as a friendly gesture. You might even get lucky and they will stop and talk, allowing the dog to get to know them. Eventually your dog will understand the treats are better than the barking. They will, essentially, get trained out of the habit. Most dogs are very trainable to commands. How do you get your dog to stop barking with a command?
There are several ways to do this. Your dog may pause and then go right back to what he was doing. His body relaxed, but his brain was still on alert…. Wait until your dog completely submits before you go back to what you were doing. In other words, follow through with the look or command until the dog has abandoned their effort. Be patient, calm, and consistent.
Others suggest that you start backwards and work your way forward. This means that you teach your dog to bark on command. Treat-based training works well when teaching commands. Over a period of time they will come to bark on command without the treat. At this point you work your way forward. Reinforce the quiet behavior over time with treats.
Eventually you will no longer need the treats or the earplugs. Does your dog bark at the squirrels in the backyard? And you have a lot of them, you say? Closing the blinds or curtains and keeping them out of certain rooms removes the critters from their view. Not necessarily because the barking is the desired trait that was bred into them but because of their anxiety and alertness that was, according to Thomas.
Keeping a journal and documenting what your dog barks at can be a good way to get started. This might help you figure out a pattern and see what causes the worst barking and what your dog triggers are. Being protective is one pretty common reason to bark—but how to manage it is the trickier part.
Fear and anxiety can also contribute to barking, especially if the dog feels threatened.
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