Nuisance barking is a problem for many dog owners. Do you have a nuisance barker? Have you tried everything to stop his relentless barking? Have you tried teaching them to “speak” and “sing”? This may not completely stop the nuisance barking, but it is a great way to re-direct and possibly channel his behavior. Besides ...
Dog Barking is one of the main behavioral problem that dog owners face. In this article I’m going to go over two things. The causes of excessive dog barking and most importantly the solutions to excessive dog barking! What causes dog barking? The four major causes of excessive dog barking are as follows: 1. Boredom ...
Reasons why your dog barks There are several reasons why your dog barks. You must distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate barking to properly teach your dog to stop only when he shouldn’t bark. If your house is being robbed and you’ve scared the bark out of your dog he’s not going to be very good ...
If the thought of yet another neighborhood canine chorus makes you want to pull your hair out, you’re not alone. City and county government agencies across the nation have implemented dog barking complaint hotlines, mediation processes and some even offer tastefully prepared lists of local dog obedience classes for pet owners with vocal canines. Talking ...
“Ding-dong!” What happens when the doorbell rings in a home with a dog? In our experience, all too often, a ringing doorbell used to set off a chaotic display of canine barking. Our Golden Retriever would holler wholeheartedly at the sound. Our Lhasa Apso used to even make a puddle on the floor in his ...
Barking is a dog’s way to communicate. Your dog may bark when it greets you. It may bark to tell you it’s hungry or thirsty. It might bark to let you know of the presence of a stranger. There are many good reasons why your dog barks. Unfortunately, a dog often barks when he or ...
Barking is a natural form of communication for dogs. Barking is a part of their nature so you will never be able to stop barking completely. In some dog breeds, such as the Working and Herding Groups, barking is more ingrained in their nature, as they were originally bred to protect livestock and people. Barking ...
One of my “pet peeves” for any dog is barking or whining! Since I live in the city, I hear a lot of dogs barking, which just increases my hatred for pet owners that do not teach a dog the proper time to bark. Leaving a dog outside to bark is not acceptable in any ...
It can happen whether you rent or own, you’ve lived in your neighborhood for 30 years or if you just moved in last week. At any point, a neighbor living next to or near you may have a dog that won’t stop barking. At first you may think it’s temporary. After all, how can the ...
Dogs are experts at reading human body language, tone of voice, and even words. They’ve been evolutionarily primed to care about what their caretakers are doing, and so they notice! We humans, however, often fall short at reading our dogs’ signals and may look at that furry person who sleeps in our bed and steals ...
