2006-10-26 22:31:16 · 13 answers · asked by dsebagala 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
yep, if your dog is barking excessively, buy a bark collar. if you use it correctly, it is not cruel, and is very effective. i used it with one of my dogs. it only took wearing it twice to break her of her maniacal barking. if your dog has a lot of fur on the throat area, you'll have to shave it so that the contacts on the collar touch the skin. it doesn't burn them, but delivers a sharp vibration when they bark. all i have to do now when my dogs bark, is tell them "no barking," and they stop right away. good luck with this.
2006-10-26 22:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can train a dog not to bark. Many working dogs are not allowed to bark when at work.
First you need to teach the dog to bark on command. Then you teach it to stop on command. Use hand signal as well as voice command.
Takes a little while, but will work.
Mind you it does depend on why the dog is barking.
2006-10-26 22:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Feline Female 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. One modern quite effective way is to put an anti-barking collar on the dog. Whenever the dog barks the collar gives it a little shock. This conditions the dog not to bark.
Some vets recommend them when you have tried and failed with other methods. Some people say you should not use them because they consider them to be cruel though.
2006-10-26 22:43:42 · answer #3 · answered by hughgo-a-go-go 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it probably is possible, but it would be like training a human not to talk. It would take allot of time effort, and allot of beating the dog to make that work. A better plan is to just get its voice box removed. Then the dog won't hate you, be afraid of you, and when it tries to bark it will bring a smile to your face hearing the weassing sound.
2006-10-26 22:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can, but its so cruel. You can buy a bark collar and when the dog barks it shocks them.
BUT there is this dog that doesn't bark thing is, its as big as a kitten.
2006-10-26 23:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get those funny collars where everytime your dogs barks it gives them a little electric shock, they soon stop barking after they know what is causing the shock!
2006-10-26 22:46:37 · answer #6 · answered by Grace H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but how cruel would that be. After all, fish gotta swim, dogs gotta bark.
2006-10-26 22:34:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can you train a human not to speak?
2006-10-26 22:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus.H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-26 22:32:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. can you train a fire not to heat?
2006-10-26 22:39:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋