Dogs and T.V. doorbells?

Question

Does anyone know of way to get a dog to know the difference between a real doorbell and the TV. My German shepard Barks at TV doorbells everytime there is one, and It wakes our new baby. I feel this has nothing to do with the baby being in the house, The dog still gets loads of attention

Answer 1

Until recently, we lived in a house without a doorbell, so my dog barks at knocking sounds. She completely ignores the doorbell in our new house. ;-)

You could try desensitizing your dog to doorbell sounds. Record a doorbell. Have the dog in a down-stay and play the sound. Tell her 'quiet!' just as or before she opens her mouth to bark. Give her a treat and praise. Repeat until she learns to ignore the sound.

Alternately, you could use headphones when watching TV when the baby is asleep...

Answer 2

When my mother's dog hears a doorbell on TV she will go running to the door and she will start to bark and she will do that when she hears any kind of noise on TV.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

My dog does this also. I really don't think there is a way to break them of this. Hopefully, your baby will get used to the barking after a while.

Answer 5

I am going to follow your answers to see what you get because I have a Sheltie that is 2 yrs old and she does the same thing. I just say shh its on TV and she quietens down a little but she keeps doing it and this has been going on for 2 yrs.