Training a Dog Not to Bark?

Maya Lee

January 18, 20120 found this helpful

I have two male dogs who get each other riled up with barking. In addition, there are 6 houses which touch my yard and they all have dogs which bark a lot I finally resorted to a collar which gives a small electric shock when they bark. Petco assured me that the shock is like when you walk across a carpet and then get a zap when you touch a doorknob. Supposedly, after a few days of having the collar on for about 8 hours, the dogs learn and don't need it anymore. Not my two. I still have to put it on them if I have to leave them in the yard for any length of time. Good luck. The barking is very annoying.

Terri

January 19, 20120 found this helpful

This is how we trained our pup not to bark or at least not very often maybe once a day unless we are playing with her. When she barked we would put our finger to our mouth and say shh no bark then give her a small piece of treat. She must not be barking when she get the treat and the treat should be given within a couple of seconds otherwise she won't make the connection so always have small treats in your pocket (hand is better and faster) ready to give her.

The best form of training is to do it often and in this case every single time she barks. Now at the age of 3 years all we have to do is say "shh, no bark" finger to our mouth, and she stops barking. Although she still gets the odd treat for not barking but it's because we want too. If she is a young pup you could try using her puppy kibble but it won't work on an older dog they are too smart. lol!