Can anyone help me? I can not get my dog to stop barking. My husband says we will have to sell him if he won't stop barking at everything and anything. I don't want to sell him but I will if I have too. Please if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Have you considered a barking collar? I personally have never used them on my dog, but did some research as my neighbors dog barked constantly. Type in barking collars in Ebay and see what's out there. I would exhaust all options before selling your dobey.
No, I have not tried those yet. I was worried about using them. I don't want to hurt my dog, I love him too much for that. But we have tried several things. I have even tried plying him with toys that make noise so that he had something to do besides bark, but it still does not work. Did the barking collar work for your neighbor?
I didn't purchase one for her dog - the one's that I was looking at were upwards of 150 dollars and I didn't want to invest that kind of money in someone's dog - she eventually became more responsible for her dog's actions through the court system (long story) There is an earlier post that I posted a link to a barking collar I believe that was a few days ago listed on Ebay - it was around 8 dollars - shocked me there was one that cheap. I believe this one works when the dog barks the collar emits a high pitched sound that the dog hears and it distracts him enough to stop barking. Again, hopefully you will receive more feedback from others as I am limited in my knowledge of these types of collars. Take a look at the earlier post - "neighbors dog barks incessantly"
Your dog sounds like it is trying to make sure it is in charge. You have to be in charge. From prior experience, I can tell you that walking your dog a lot, like an hour twice a day and not letting it walk in front of you, can help. Try getting between you and the object your dog is barking at and firmly stepping towards your dog, pointing at it and calmly saying "quiet". Yelling and getting out of control makes it worse. It takes time and patience but it's better than getting rid of your friend or spending big bucks on collars. What happens when you want your dog to bark and it has an anti-bark collar on it?
Before you try the bark collar (I recommend the one with the citronella spray, not the electrical one) you can try two other things. The first is a spray bottle with water. Everytime your dog barks he gets sprayed with water in the face. If you are consistent then eventually he will realize that a bark equals a spray or if you pick up the bottle he will get sprayed. Second, is to keep a leash on your pup at all times. When he starts barking you pull on the leash and bring him to your side and make him sit and tell him 'no bark'. He may be barking for attention so maybe more exercise or more training may work. If the top two ideas aren't helpful then the bark collar should do it.
hmmm, batgirl, I just read in another thread/post that your baby is not neutered. This may be some of the problem with barking also. The good ol hormones catching up with him when he smells something he wants. Not sure your thoughts on neutering your pup - but I would highly recommend it ASAP; mainly for health reasons.
He is about 15 months old and still a baby in so many ways. Is he ready for a mating session or something? I don't want him to breed or anything, maybe it should be done with a fixed dog, or I will talk to my hubby about getting him fixed. Thanks for the all the advice so far.
Most dogs can be spayed/neutered by 6 months of age. I do know 6 months is recommended for females. I would again highly recommend this avenue. Mating in animals can occur as early as 4 months.
I adopted a black lab mix in CA - he was surrendered at 4 yrs old reason was "barking and break yard" was on his cage at the shelter. Neutering is mandatory before adopting your friend and this was done. I, once he was home and comfortable, did not see any displays of the behaviors he was given up for. I truly believe that not neutering him was a great contributing factor to him breaking out of the yard. As we know - hormones play a huge part in people - as well as animals - the instinct to reproduce.
A spayed dog will not have the desire to reproduce so this may lead to a moment of hostility between the two...don't think this is an option.
I have a 2 year old red male doberman who is not neutered and loves to bark when his mama comes home from work.
I use a Pet Safe Brand bark collar for him and it works very effectively. I only put it on him when he starts his constant bark once he quiets down I remove it. Cost is about $79.95 and can be purchased on line or at a good pet supply store.
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