Control Dog Barking

Is trying to control your dogs barking getting a bit of a pain when all you want to do is get a decent sleep, leave your dog for 5 minutes, or have some respected guests round without having to get the earplugs out?Training your dog to stop barking doesnt have to be stressful, no one likes the loud barking sound coming from your dog, especially at 3 in the morning so lets go through some tips to control dog barking.1. Need Attention huh? Dont give your dog the attention he wants from barking at you. if I was getting everything I wanted just for barking id probably do it too. Youve got to teach your dog that barking wont get him anywhere. If he wants something wait till he has stopped barking first.2. Time to bark yet?If your dog barks when you leave the house, 8 times out of 10 it will be because youre making to much fuss over them when you leave. Dogs cant fully grasp the idea of saying goodbye and may find it upsetting when you give them cuddles and play then go out the door and leave for 8 hours while youre in work. For a dog thats a good enough reason to bark and howl the house down for you to come back and play. Try leaving the house without any fuss, Leave the house without drawing any attention to yourself and the barking will lessen and stop.3. Bored with nothing to do!Dogs enjoy barking, its something they like to do. The barking sound might not be completely to your taste but dogs enjoy it and its a completely natural thing for them, so if your dog has nothing to do in his spare time then barking passes the time like nothing else. Keep your dog busy with lots of exciting toys if he seems to bark a lot at night, something to chew and play with when youre not around will help comfort the dog and keep him from barking and waking the neighbours. With nothing else to do your dog will bark through the night until you wake up. 4. Visitor timeWhen visitors come round its an exciting time for your dog, new faces, new smells and more attention than usual. This ofte [...]

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