what can i do to get my dog to stop barking at whatever she sees?

Question

she sees a rabbit and she barks at it and she sees a car and she barks at it and she sees people and she barks at it i just want to no how we can get her to start

Answer 1

When she barks, tug her leash gently and let go. If she stops and looks at you, give her a command (Quiet, no bark, hush, etc.) and then quickly praise her with a treat and a pat before she can make noise again. If she won't stop to look at you, use the leash to gently turn her away from the distraction and stand in front of her. Again, when she's quiet, command, praise. If she's very exciteable, have her sit down until the distraction goes by. If she quiets down once, and then starts up, just repeat the procedure over and over until she stays quiet.

Most trainers suggest you not discipline a dog for barking at the door when someone knocks. You may break her of a habit that could save you someday. Instead, for door barking, let her bark once or twice, tell her 'Okay' or 'Thank You', and call or pull her back from the door and have her do a sit-stay in another room.

Answer 2

Okay... All these answers are rediculous, cruel and too basic or just flat out wrong. And trainers are expensive and this is a fairly simple problem to fix with some consistant training from you. She sounds like she's probably fairly young, somewhere between 8-24 months of age... Excitable and energetic! It could also be breed, I have a 10 year old German Shepard who is as hyper as he was when he was a puppy. It happens. Either way, no matter what's causing this, it can be corrected. The cause of the problem, however, will tell you how easy/hard it's going to be to correct. If it's because of age, with training and time, she'll easily overcome it. If it's from breed... You have a long, frustrating road ahead of you. The key is to be patient and persistant and never give up. Now... HOW to fix it. There's a few things... When she does bark at something, use something to distract her. A loud jingle sound, like keys on a keychain, maybe a loud, metalic shaker such as a can with coins in it... There are many things you can use that be used as a distraction tool that will instantly draw her attention somewhere else and make her stop barking. When she does pay attention to the noise and stops barking, reward her with a treat. She'll eventually relate the noise and her silence with getting food, which should make her want to be quiet because then she'll get a treat. This constant positive reinforcement is a GOOD way to train her without abusing her or making her fear you. You don't want her to behave because she's scared of the consequences, you want her to behave because she wants to, not only to make you happy but because she enjoys being a well-behaved dog. An animal who is trained through discipline and fear is a problem waiting to happen. These dogs will revert to bad habits instantly and you'll never have a fully trained canine. A spray bottle can work in some instances but not in this one. If you use negative reinforcement for this type of behavior, you're teaching her to never bark and you want her to bark sometimes. For instance, if there is a stranger lurking around your home in the middle of the night, you want her to bark, if she needs to go outside to go to the bathroom, you'll want her to bark... You never want a completely silent animal. Good luck to you and I hope these training tips help!

Answer 3

Try walking it around your neighborhood. It could be very scared of its surroundings. Even though she might want to bark at things you will have to hold on (if it's a big dog). After a while she could get used to her surroundings and maybe won't bark as much.

Answer 4

You have to say "QUIET" loud and firmly, and then when she stops give her a treat. Have them in your pocket so you don't have to unravel your whole day to go running for treats every second. You have to be persistent with it, or it will not take effect. Also, take her for walks frequently to get her used to her surroundings and carry the treats along. My neighbors have dogs like that, and she yells at them like 1 time out of 5, and then says, I can't stop them from barking.

Answer 5

It's in the breed. The only thing you can do is put an electric bark collar on her. I think some vets will do some kind of bark-ectomy.

Answer 6

Try keeping your dog away from moving thigs then after a little while if that does not work put a rope around your dogs mouth and let it see many things go by.

Answer 7

you didn't tell us how old the dog is.If a pup then why not try training classes;and if older try muzzling when she barks and tell her nooo[her name] no barking.

Answer 8

Get a spray bottle of water. She'll learn.

Answer 9

Tell her to take it down a peg or two.

Answer 10

a water pistol ,squirt her each time she barks