How Do I Stop My Dog From Barking?
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Step 1: Protect your dog:
This is an all too familiar story. Neighbors complain about a barking dog. They leave an anonymous note threatening to kill the dog unless something is done about the barking. The owners ignore the threat and their dog is either taken away, or worse, killed. Don't let this happen to your dog. Here are some practical solutions to three of the most common dog barking complaints.
Step 2: Avoid separation anxiety:
Complaint Number 1: Your dog barks for more than 15 minutes continuously or off and on for more than half an hour, especially after you leave the house. Better known as separation anxiety. The solution, I'm going to tell you, even the queen of talk herself, Oprah Winfry suffered from this problem. The key is not to make a big deal when you leave the house. Many people feel guilty; they start apologizing to their dog when they have to leave it alone. Don't! That negative energy will affect your dog. Your dog can feel your stress, your dog is going to play into that and it’s going to start barking nervously. How you react is going to dictate how your dog reacts so leave calmly without exciting your dog. Better yet, do something to occupy your dog so she's not focused on you when you're about to leave.
Step 3: Mute outside noise.
Complaint Number 2: Outside sounds cause your dog to bark for long periods of time. The solution here is you need to do something to block out these noises. You may want to consider putting your dog in a room as far away from the main street as possible. Don’t let him have free reign of the house. And while he’s in that room try turning on a radio, preferably classical music or a soft style music. You don’t want rock n roll. Try to turn on the type of music that is going to calm your dog. Its really true that music soothes the savage beast.
Step 4: Don't praise barking.
Complaint Number 3: Your dog constantly barks, whines or whimpers due to stress or anxiety or for any reason at all. Solution here is a tough one for most people but do not give your dog attention when its behaving like this. Too many people unwittingly contribute to this particular problem by picking up their dog or going to him when he starts to bark or whine. Your dog is learning that in order to get attention from you barking and whining is the way to do it. He’s controlling you and by you picking him up and giving him some sort of attention you’re reinforcing that. Remember you are the boss, not your dog. The way to break your dog of that habit is to ignore the unwanted behavior and only praise your dog when its not barking. Then he’ll get the message that he only gets what he wants, attention or affection, when he gives you what you want, a calm, quiet dog.
Step 5: Aviod getting a fine.
In “The Ultimate Guide To Stop Your Dog From Barking. . .Fast” I go into much more detail about how to stop a dog from barking. Why is it so important you may ask? Well because a poll showed that over 70% of people surveyed believed owners of barking dogs should be punished. And many cities across the Untied States, as well as worldwide, are adopting ordinances of barking or noise ordinances. Owners of barking dogs are being fined anywhere from $75.00 up to $250.00 for a first offence and up to $1,000.00 for repeat offenders if a dog barks for more than ten minutes continuously during the day or more than five minutes at night.
So don’t face getting a fine, do something about it. Stop the barking now. Get “The Ultimate Guide To Stop Your Dog From Barking. . .Fast”
