how do you train a dog not to bark as much?

Answer 1

Squirt it and whenever you talk to it, you should use a serious tone. It'll get use to it.

Answer 2

MY FRIEND JUST GOT A SHOCK COLLAR FOR HER DOG AND U CAN ADJUST HOW MUCH U WANT IT TO SHOCK THEM I KNOW IT SEEMS MEAN BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL LEARN FAST, ALSO THERE IS A COLLAR THAT SPRAYS CENTRINILLA (LIKE THE CANDLES) IN THEIR NOSE WHICH BOTHERS THEM AND THEY DON'T BARK NOT SURE IF THAT WORKS THOUGH I HAVE 2 THAT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING SO I AM DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH MYSELF GOOD LUCK

Answer 3

there's basic training such as if it's barking out the window tell it no and shut the drapes, or if outside make it come in. The dog will eventually learn to keep these things it shouldn't bark.

Other wise there's two harmless no-bark collars,
the cintronella collar it sprays in front of the face when barking - used it on my dog cause she barked when I was gone and it worked.
Or there's the ultra sonic collar that lets off a high pitched noise when they bark that one worked for my co-workers dog

Answer 4

As odd as this may sound, you have to train your dog TO bark before you can teach it to be quiet.

By using the command 'speak', teach the dog to bark, or make a sound. Once it does, reward it. It will soon learn that if it barks on that command, it'll get the reward. Once you've both got that figured out, introduce another command; 'quiet'. When the dog is barking, use the 'quiet' command, and once it is quiet, reward it.

My wirehair pointer puppy would bark at every little sound when he was younger. Within a day, he'd figured out that if he was quiet when he was told, he'd be rewarded, which works well because he's an attention seeker!

Answer 5

I agree the squirt bottle is great however, I recently discovered a can of drink (eg Coke Can or similar).

Empty the can of drink ....

Put inside the can a couple of nuts / screws / small metal objects.

When the dog barks, give the can a quick short shake.
Dogs HATE that noice.

My puppy is one of those small barking dogs... she is now brilliant. It takes time and persistance with either the can or the squirt bottle, but your patience will pay off when your puppy behaves.

Good luck!

Answer 6

get a bark activated shock collar set it to were it wont hurt it but to were it will still respond(preferably also with a remote just in case you have any other problems

Answer 7

I would try the squirt bottle idea. Also, make sure you don't yell at the dog when it's barking because then you are just giving it attention, which it wants.

Answer 8

this works great... if your dog like barks crazy when people walk by or come in. buy a squirt bottle like the ones that windex comes in, make sure it has the jet sprayer and fill it up with water and squirt them when they bark, it works so great. the one I have shoots like 15 feet lol. and the bottle I have is about 3 1/2 inches wide and about a foot tall. and its not like it hurts the dog, its just water.

have fun(IT WORKS)

Answer 9

No one does things or obeys rules solely because of positive rewards - would you obey speed limits always if there wasn't the risk of getting a ticket? You have to weigh the risk/benefit. For example, if a dog persists in bolting and refusing to come, I would rather put a long line on him so when he ignores me, I can stop him in his tracks and haul him backwards and if he goes on his backside when I haul him up short, a bruise is better than dead from a car. So every thing you do involves praise/correction.

In a pack, the Alpha dog will slam into a miscreant, knock them down, gab them by the side of the neck or face and PINCH them. If they behave to the satisfaction of the Alpha dog, the Alpha will make nice and cuddle with them. THAT is the behavior book that dogs understand.

Now this water bottle thing is the latest fad (and I've heard them all in 43 years of training and handling.) It may work - for awhile but then the dog learns that it only has to look out for the water bottle. No bottle - great, do what he wants.

The collars are the last resort of a competent owner and the first resort of the lazy and ineffectual. It is the last resort because what if the dog gets used to it? What then??

Try this first.

When they bark, go and pick them up or ge yur arm arounnd them if larger. Put your hand over and around their muzzle and, in a clam reassuring voice, tell them "Okay, thank you, now hush." If they try to keep barking, tell them "NO" in a hash stern voice and squeeze their muzzle. If they still keep trying, squeeze the side of the muzzle - the skin- into the side of their mouth against their teeth and repeat NO. (Use a deep voice - don't let your voice go up, make it go down.) You don't quit until they do. The minute they quit, lots and lots of praise in happy voice with hugs and pets and tummy rubs.

They are being corrected for barking and praised for silence - and the desire for the praise and approval of their pack leader (you) will win every time..

Do this EVERY SINGLE TIME they bark when you want them to stop. Keep doing it until they associate "Okay, thank you" with the concept they are to stop barking. (After all, you would want them to bark if someone was trying to break in the house, yes?)

Also, take them to some obedience classes no matter what their age if they are over 6 months. You get a nicer pet, they are more comfortable with the world and less fearful and inclined to bark at everything and they get the habit of obeying


If the dog is outside alone a lot - they will bark. They will bark out of loneliness and boredom. Bring them in.