My dog Kilo always has a fit and runs toward the door if the doorbell rings or even if he hears the doorbell on TV. We can be lying on the couch and he is dead asleep and the Dominos commercial comes on and he is wide awake and barks for almost a whole minute. He just gets so upset and we say NO BARK! but he just goes around the house and whines and cries. Any ideas why he does this and how do I correct this.
2007-02-12 08:59:20 · 16 answers · asked by KDodge 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
This is hard to break. (At least for me) Not only does my pug bark when the doorbell rings, she barks at any weird sound in a video game, the south park cartoon voices, birds, etc.
I tell my dog "settle" (and point my finger close to her face) and then give her a treat when she settles down. She doesn't like my finger being there. It gets in her way. Our trainer suggested keeping her on a leash and then when she barks, restricting her movement until she settles down.
You may also try a squirt bottle and squirt him when he barks. He'll find it annoying and HOPEFULLY eventually stop.
Good luck.
2007-02-12 09:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by Monica T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog does the same exact thing even to the commercials too. It drives me crazy. I am interested in what people have to say as well. Ive tried so many things but he just doesnt get it. I think they do it because they are protecting their territory. They associate the door bell with someone being at the door so they are alarming us.
What we try sometimes is to open the door and ring the door bell with him right there. The first time he barks but then starts to understand its just us. I really dont know how to break him of the habit, it has been hard.
2007-02-12 10:51:20 · answer #2 · answered by KMRP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know why but i can't help you correct it. He associates the doorbell ringing with a stranger coming into his come and having contact with you, he doesn't want anything bad to happen to his home--his territory--so he warns the doorbell ringer that there is a ferocious dog inside the house, so don't try anything. There's nothing wrong with him.
2007-02-12 12:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by Xris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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/dupnI
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.
2016-04-24 01:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by alesia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 15:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they know someone is there.
How you stop it is by putting a leash and correction collar on him(choke collar). You wait with the dog on the leash inside and have someone ring the bell. When he barks pull the leash and say "No". Keep repeating.....he'll learn.
2007-02-12 09:03:39 · answer #6 · answered by kayleighleigh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'd say that those doorbels have a high pitch tone which annoy the dog and he gets anxious (like he can't sleep cause the noise wakes him its at such a high pitch)
2007-02-12 09:03:57 · answer #7 · answered by SKINSIS.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where's Cesar when you need him? He may actually just be excited that someone is coming over to visit. He may be very sensitive to the sound it makes. Kind of funny though.
2007-02-12 09:04:19 · answer #8 · answered by Eldude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a shock collar for him that will give him an electric shock when he barks. I hear that they are pretty effective.
2007-02-12 09:09:22 · answer #9 · answered by Art Vandalay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do I bark at the doorbell?
2007-02-12 09:01:23 · answer #10 · answered by SWAY 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋