Is Your Dog Barking For No Reason?

Does it seem like every time the wind blows your dog barks? Is it getting to a point where you find yourself covering your head with your pillow in the middle of the night because you cannot sleep? Have your neighbors stopped talking to you because of your dog’s bad behavior?  Train My Dog Now can help you.

Dog barking is a common problem with man’s best friend; they are made to bark after all. This is a dog’s primary way to communicate, so as with a baby crying the main thing you need to figure out is why dogs bark.

If your dog is barking late at night it could be because he is communicating with other dogs in the area. It could also be that he is just plain bored or maybe he is hungry. He might even be trying to alert you to something that could potentially harm you like an intruder or a fire.

I know you are thinking, I get it he is barking for a reason, but how do I stop my dog my dog’s barking? There are several remedies to getting your dog to stop his chops.

The best thing to try first is to see if he is just trying to let you know that he is hungry or cold. Try giving him some extra food, or on a cold night bring him in. The dog barking should stop; if not permanently it will at least stop for a little while.

If the dog barking continues, try getting him out to let him run. Sometimes dogs are barking to let you know that they are bored or because they want attention. If they exert their energy during the day they should be well rested and content at naptime and at bedtime to prevent further bad behavior.

Still have a problem on your hands? Try a shock treatment. By this, I do not mean a shock collar; I mean shock him in the act. Catch him when he is really belting out the good barks with a cold dose of the hose. Stay on top of this and he will eventually figure out that every bark session is going to end up in cold, wet fur.

The last resort would be a bark collar or a dog shock collar. Some dogs are just too headstrong for the above remedies to work on their bad behavior, so you may want to invest in one of these collars. Every time your dog barks he will have a small shock delivered to his neck to alert him to stop.

Give these tried and true remedies a chance and hopefully you will be sleeping better soon and come back to Train My Dog Now and let us know how it worked for you.

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Category: Dog Training Behavior