Barking
First of all, barking dogs can be really stressful and we understand this.
There is hope for and there are many ways for training dogs to bark only at
appropriate times and even never at all. You must determine however, what
kind of barking your dog is doing to be able to begin training.
Click each type of barking for the corresponding solution. Here are the
different kinds of barking and a questionnaire
to help you decide which you're dealing with.
Watchdog Barking
This type of barking is generally triggered when the dog hears or sees other
dogs, people, animals, moving objects like cars or skateboards and by general
noises. It often involves the dog staring out the window and barking at anything
that passes by. Barking occurs both when the family is home and when they are
away.
Demand Barking
This type of barking involves the dog trying to communicate something. They may
be barking for you to pay attention to them, to get a toy they rolled under the
couch or to be let outside. They also bark trying to solicit play from other
dogs but this may also just be a Tarzan play style described below. This barking
mostly occurs when the family is home.
Barrier Frustration
This type of barking happens when the dog cannot reach the person, animal or
moving object that is triggering the barking. For example, the dog may be behind
a fence, on leash, in a car etc. The barking does not occur when the dog is not
constrained by a barrier.
Tarzan Play Style
Often when dogs are not socialized to other dogs in the first six months, they
never learn how to approach other dogs gracefully to initiate play. Instead they
often run up barking and growling which looks very aggressive but really is just
their excited way of saying they want to play. This is often not well received
by the dog they want to play with.
Understimulation
This is one of the most common types of barking. When dogs are left alone for
long periods of time either inside their home or in the backyard without many
chew toys or things to do, they get bored. This is boredom barking and can also
occur if the dog is under exercised as well. Even if other barking occurs in the
above situations, sometimes treating it like Understimulation first will
decrease or even stop the barking altogether.
Separation Anxiety
Dogs who are forming separation anxiety or already have the disorder often get
anxious at times of departure. They usually soil the house in many places and
sometimes engage in self-mutilation or suck on their paws. They don’t eat or
chew on their bones while the owner is away and appear anxious and overly clingy
when the owner returns. These dogs often bark continuously while their owner is
away.
Now go through our Barking Questionnaire to
determine which you're dealing with.
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