How do I stop my dog from barking to other dogs and motorcycles?

Answer 1

you will need to change and redirect the behavior. i am more than happy to help . please feel free to contact me or i will try to log back on tommorrow......

.start with his sit command (for sit hold a treat in between you forefinger and thumb palm up. Move the treat from in front of nose, up and back towards his bottom). he should sit for everything food dish to be put down, ball to be thrown, ect. you will have to carry treats with you on a walk for this to work well enough at first... usually dogs will bark at something out of curiosity or out of fear. We will just teach him that we dont appreciate it and that if they do something else, they will actually get a treat for it...redirection.
Everytime you see a motorbike coming, while on a walk, you will stop and ask him to sit. You might want to practice walking/stopping/sitting/and then continue walking: at home in the house (on a leash) in the back yard ect. first if he is already not good on a leash. If he isnt responding to your intial requests when barking...ie. he is too exicted and not paying attention give him a quick 'hey' for the instant he stops barking (maybe a mere 2 sec.) quickly tell him 'good dog' and give him a treat. Now that you will have his attention you can go back to the sit request. He will soon start connecting the motorbike with a treat if he sits. As for the other dogs you can do two different things or combine the two..this will be situational and you will have to see which works best for your dog. First is to turn him away from the other dog when he barks at them. He wants to look at them and doesnt want to turn his back on them. You could even go so far as to make him walk away from them..this is not his desired result for his barking. Second is you will basically do the same thing as with the motorbikes, when trying to get his intial attention...'HEY' and a cookie for the instant he is quiet. You will gradually increase the amount of time he must be quiet before he gets the cookie. I couldnt do calculus in grade school, we should expect him to automatically stay quiet for lengthy time periods. HE WILL GET BETTER WITH PRACTICE.If he is being aggressive on the other hand you will need to take it up a level though....When he is acting aggressive (not before, not after...THIS IS IMPORTANT if he will get yelled at regardless it wont matter to him) you will go apey on him....OH YOU HORRIBLE DOG ARGHHH!!! whatever... but you MUST IMMEDIATELY switch over to 'oh you are such a good boy. you are such a good dog' when he ceases the barking. You could be in the middle of the 'YOU ARE HOR...oh what a good boy'....see what I am saying? Most of the time a dog will bark at another dog to attempt to get them to play a game, come over to say hello, or sometimes because they dont like them. He needs to learn that we dont like it and we wont accept it.....(dont do this/do this instead). You can correct a dog for the 2 million things he will do wrong or you can help him learn what the right thing is....personally I dont have time to deal with 2 million wrongdoings, I think I would get a headache! :) Let me know if you have any other questions or if maybe I wasnt clear on some things.

Answer 2

Dogs can be taught not to bark at other dogs or cars or people.

One method is to keep a jar of pennies or marbles or rocks with you when you take the dog for a walk or anytime you know your dog might be tempted to bark. When your dog is about to bark (just before) say No (or Shhhh or Bad) and shake the jar. Often, the noise will be so startling that your dog will momentarily forget about that other dog or motorcycle. Over time, your dog will come to understand that barking brings a loud awful noise and hopefully will stop the barking.

That's just one idea to get you started and give you a tool that will allow you to interrupt your dogs barking obsession with other dogs or motorcycles. Of course, you must be consistent and firm. Don't be a push over with your dog. Good luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

watch a few episodes of The Pet Whisperer.

Answer 5

WHAT SPLINTER SAID... WATCH THE DOG WHISPERER, CESAR MILLAN. HE'D PROBABLY TELL YOU TO TAKE HIM ON A WALK EVERY DAY , WHILE ON HEEL, AND TO EXPOSE HIM THE THINGS HE BARKS AT AND BREAK HIS OBSESSION BEFORE IT ESCALATES. GOOD LUCK.

Answer 6

i think all dogs do that! hmm i dont know i could b wrong.... :o)

Answer 7

you can't that is natural instink

Answer 8

let him be...