A German Shepherd Dog which can't stop barking around the clock...?

Question

I bought a GSD from a friend some weeks ago.
Though I have no problems communicating with the dog with in obedience matters...
The GSD can't stop barking around the clock, with or without people outside the house gate, it seems to be barking for no reasons, giving the family a handful of headaches.
And efforts to calm it down only makes it bark again after sometime.
is it too energetic?or is it just a bad traits which need some "treatment"?

Well, i'm appreciating the helps i get in here, but see~
i doesn't yell out at her when she barks, but i have to "tell" her to stop...
the parents are like..."NO PETS IN THE HOUSE!!!!!"
and it's always been like this with it's previous owner and i kinda wonder if that's the reason they wanna sell her off(^_^)"

Answer 1

This dog is so stressed out. Please try to put yourself in its paws. It has been moved someplace strange and it sounds like it is being left outside all the time.

This dog needs to be with a family. It needs to be with people for a looong time and even if you moved it into your house and it was with you every day for 6 months it would probably go into bark mode the next time you left it.

Reassuring the dog only calms it for a short while, because it is only reassured when you are there. There are short term ways to stop barking---which many people may suggest---but they do not address the underlying problem which is stress from being left alone and afraid.

If you truly want to keep this dog you'll need to move it into the house....and it sounds like you can't do that.

I am sure you have a lovely family but I do not think this is the dog for you as it sounds like what the dog needs and what you can give it are two different things.

Please consider finding a German Shepherd rescue group in your area . A rescue group would take the dog, put it in a foster care situation and evaluate it before placing it with a family.

Try www.petfinder.com to find a group, or try the local German Shepherd Club. If you are outside the US then your national dog club should have a list of clubs/breeders in your area you can contact. I say "breeders" because many responsible breeders do rescue work.

Speaking of which, who is the breeder of the dog? Do you have papers for it? Responsible breeders are willing to take a dog back and find another home for it.

Answer 2

My German Shepard does the same thing. I have found that by purvhasing a " No Bark Collar" the dog will learn when it is appropriate to bark and when it isnt. What the collar does is when the dog barks, a teeny zap goes through. If the dog continues to bark then the collar will zap a little more.

It is totally humane and doesn' t actually hurt the dog. It teaches them to associate barking when nothing is wrong as the tiny zap. You need to make sure to take the collar off when the dog goes outside or is left alone to guard something so they learn to bark in the appropriate situatiions.

Yes the dog may be too energetic. My dog is almost two and she seems to be calming down. The barking thing is a bad trait, but its commen in some German Shepards.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

First of all, don't shout at the dog. That makes it worse later.

Does the dog get enough exercise and human attention? That could be one problem. Another might be that the dog smells other dogs or cats in the area and is freaking out. Remember, a dog's nose is more sensitive than ours. There's not much you can do about scents of other animals, at least outside, but inside, try PetFresh Carpet Refresher or some other deoderizer. Just make sure there's no ammonia. That'll make him pee EVERYWHERE!!

Try and find ways to spend more time with your new dog. Call your friend and ask if the barking is something the dog did with him/her. It might be, it might not, but it never hurts to ask. Just one request: no shock collars or high pitched noise makers. They bark more and eventually, they learn to tune it out or ignore it.

Good luck, sweetie.

Answer 4

I can think of two solutions:
One can actually buy a little collar in some countries, that every time the dog barks gives him a small electrical sting (nothing serious, just the sting you get like when you put you're tongue on a battery)
If you personally find this to cruel, get a water pistol and give the dog a squirt every time he barks for no reason.
He'll either hate it and stop, or if he likes it, it will distract him for a while from barking.

Answer 5

I have a full -bloodied rottie, and she seems to never shut up at night. I live in the country and i guess she is barking at the deer,possums,raccoons, and other dogs she hears that we don't hear. We try to give her extra attention in the mid-afternoons and early evenings so she now just pretty much flops from being tired and we only hear her bark occasionally instead of all the time. The Shepard we had loved the outdoors ( she was part wolf) and she very seldom barked. So I guess it depends on the individual dog and what they have been used to. Talk to your friend and see what they can tell you about her habits as pup.

Answer 6

German shepards are very social animals and need human contact. Mine barks constantly if he is confined outside. Inside he is the best house dog you could ever ask for. He only barks inside if someone comes to the door or he sees someone in the drive out the window.

Answer 7

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/OlhCJ

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 8

This breed of dog cannot be left outside at all times with no human involvement. Dogs are pack animals, you are its back and have separated the dog from you. They will protest being separated. Even working dogs get some interaction with their pack. You either need to bring the dog in for a period of time or you need to allow it to live somewhere else. You cannot expect an animal to be on its best behavior if you are stressing it out.

Answer 9

Wear the dog out. Take it on long walks and play games with it, it might be craving attention and finds it when he barks.
He may just be protecting your house, show there is nothing to be worried about.
Good Luck!

Answer 10

Depends, if it's a pup, it's just full of energy and wants attention and to run around. But if you give it too much attention it'll become completely domesticated and will lack obedience and skillz.. it'll act like a baby forever.

If it is a full grown developed GS, it may be trying to tell you something. It could be anything from...you could've been robbed while you were out... someone could be in your home and you don't know it... someone in your home may be abusing another... there could be a bad energy it senses or sees... to maybe there is a stash of drugs hidden in one of your walls...

or maybe it could be that he wants a lot of attention, is hungry, thirsty or wants to drop a load!