How can I get my dog to stop barking all the time?

My dog is nearly 5yrs old and she constantly for no reason barks all the time for no reason at all. How can I get her to stop.

dogs have sharper senses than people, and will bark when something unusual is happening around them. you can get used to it or give it up.in any case your dog will mellow down once she's grown much older.cheers,

you need to stop her by just saying a loud firm no basically re-train her but you must stay on it and eventually she will stop

For most of us who work and/or go to school, constant correction isn't possible. They offer shock collars, which are somewhat cruel, and also offer citronella collars. These collars spray an unwanted smell into the dogs face when s/he barks and is fairly effective.NOTE: on average, it takes puppies 2-3 weeks to understand that their barking is the cause for the unwanted smell. I am unable to tell you how long an adult would take to figure it out, but I would assume less.

Take a newspaper rolled up and pop her in the butt and reinforce it by yelling "Shut-up".After several times of that,you can just yell "Shut-up" and she will associate that with pain and realize what she's doing and all together quit

I am having the same problem with my dog, a male, i am putting it down to territorial but I am hopeful you get a decent answer that works.

Every time she barks tell her in a loud clear voice NO! or STOP! which ever she listens to bestDon't hit her it will make her angry and she won't like you very much.

I don't own a dog, but I watch the "Dog Whisperer" all the time and he seems to have some really great techniques for solving all kinds of dog problems.Watch the show on a regular basis and I'm sure you'll find your answer........................... woof ....................

Try taking her for more walks. Sometimes they just need to release the extra energy & get out & see that there's nothing going on outside of the house that she needs to be barking at. My dog used to bark at every little noise. I take her for an extra walk every day now & it really helped.

I see a lot of good advice here. If nothing else works for you, talk to your vet about getting a "no-bark" collar. These are supposed to give your dog a zap when they bark. But I have never tried one before, that's why I suggest talking to your vet. If you can't afford to go to the vet, then try calling one, often times a vet assistant is willing to answer simple questions over the phone. They will be able to recommend a brand that won't harm your pet. I've also seen collars that emit lavender and chamomile scents to help relax your dog so they don't bark. Good luck. (oh, and don't strike your dog, that will just make it more nervous)

Dogs bark sometimes for no reason,if strangers pass,or if they hear something.If you kept your dog for five years and haven't taught it anything..then you have made a very big mistake.Imagine if I have a child.The child eats candies every day.One day after seeing the child eat candies for five years I say no and forbid candy.The child would be confused and worried...unless I explain.You cannot explain to dogs.You have to scold your dog if it barks for no reason.To my dog I used to say no Nini that's bad in a low loud voice.Shouting will not help but scolding will help.Do not hit your dog when you scold it.Never hit your dog.Never force something out of the dog.The best way is to get a pro. dog teacher.The dog is five years and not a puppy..so it will be very hard to teach it after years of barking.This is all I can help you with.

Natalie's answer is the best.

Why dogs are vocalAnimals that have evolved to live in groups tend to have complex language systems. This is particularly true of the dog because it has evolved from animals that are co-operative hunters and share the rearing of their young. Their vocal communication involves different types of sound as can be seen below. By varying the tone of these sounds dogs can convey different emotional states. Combining sounds further expands the repertoire. Grunt Whine / Whimper Yelp Scream Howl Growl Cough Bark Toothsnap Pant Greeting Play soliciting Submission Defence Threat Care/contact seeking Distress (pain) Contact seeking when alone Group activity.The effect of learningThe likelihood of a dog being vocal occurring in any situation is determined by the species’ inborn tendencies and breed predisposition, and these are modulated by what the dog learns throughout its life. Example 1: Barking to deter people from entering the owner's property is related to natural territorial behaviour and may be acceptable to owners as well as neighbours, who may also benefit from the alarm. However, if the dog barks at everyone who walks past in the street the behaviour can become an irritant. A main cause for the behaviour becoming excessive is the fact that most people go away. The dog, unable to realise that they were going to go away again anyway, perceives their departure as the effect of its behaviour, increasing its confidence to perform it and the likelihood of it doing so on future occasions. Learning can also take place if owners try to control their dog’s behaviour by shouting at it to stop. As dogs don't understand the meaning of words it may seem that their owners are vocalising at the same thing and bark even louder. Other dogs learn that barking at things outside the property makes their owners give them attention, resulting in them barking at the slightest thing to get them to respond. Example 2: Barking to get attention can be more direct. Dogs can learn to bark when their owners try to chat to visitors, use the telephone, watch television or interact with each other. Attempts to stop the noise simply rewards the attention seeking and encourages the dog to recommence as soon as it is ignored again. Example 3: Some dogs vocalise when left alone in an attempt to call their owner back. Eventually the owner returns and the dog’s perception is that vocalising works and will repeat it next time it is left. The cause often lies inthe dog's overly dependent relationship with its owner when they are at home, and resultant anxiety when they are absent. Most of the vocalisations identified above can cause a noise nuisance and in almost all cases the successful resolution of the problem is dependent upon identifying and addressing the cause. Clues as to why they occur include thetype of sound, its intonation, contexts in which it occurs and other symptoms of the dog’s behaviour, some of which will occur at times other than when the dog is vocal. Unless these facts are established the owner will not be able to address the problem because they will not know what action to take. 4. Why canine vocal behaviour is a nuisanceLoud or excessive barking and other vocalisations can be disturbing for neighbours. This is particularly likely when it occurs at times that are generally antisocial, at night for example. Sometimes, however, the nuisance is not immediately obvious to the owner; for example, when barking that is normally acceptable occurs at times that conflict with someone else’s routine. Examples include neighbours who work at night and need to sleep during the day; those with children that need to get to sleep; those that have becomeunwell and more easily stressed and those whose routines have changed, exposing them to the noise e.g. after retirement.The nuisance is exacerbated when the vocalisation is intermittent because the listener is not able to predict when it will occur. As a result the listener can become sensitised and find it difficult, if not impossible, to adjust and treat the noise as background noise they can ignore, as they might with traffic noise, for example. Sometimes the nuisance results in a breakdown in neighbourliness between the parties because of the listener’s grievance. On other occasions neighbours are not primarily concerned for themselves but forthe welfare of the dog because they interpret the dog’s vocalisation as symptomatic of the dog’s distress. Simple measures can often be used to reduce noise nuisance:If barking is directed to stimuli beyond the boundary of the owner’s property they can avoid letting their dog into their garden or yard unsupervised at times when it is likely to bark. Owners might be able to occupy their dog when the problem is likely to occur, such as when people are going to and from work or school. Alternatively their dog could be taken for a walk at these times. Dogs can be kept away from windows that allow them to view people and a

take a squirt bottle and fill it up with water. set it so it's on the stream, not mist.every time she barks, say, in a firm, clear loud voice HEY, followed by a squirt from the bottle on her neck [do NOT squirt her in the face...this will just make her more aggitated and bark more], followed by whatever command you want to give her to get her to stop barking [we use 'quiet' with my dog]. you want to make sure you are calm, don't act frustrated, because she will pick up on that. also do it while standing, so that you are taller than she is.the squirt on the neck will feel like a nip at her neck, which is how dogs communicate. if a dog nips another dog on the neck, it is trying to say that it is the boss. in this case, you want to tell your dog you are the boss, so you are 'nipping' her on the neck. it'll take some time, but eventually you should be able to just say HEY! and QUIET! to get her to stop.signs to look for:ears go back/down. this is a submissive body language. if you see this, it is a good sign. don't feel bad for yelling at the dog. she is doing this to show that she know's you're the boss. head lowers. again, it is a submissive move.

I couldn't talk on the phone the barking was so bad here. Five dogs all together now barking at a truck going down the street. I bought a water bottle from the hair department at the pharmacy and filled it with tap water and got trigger happy one day. I set the nozzle on stream so that I wouldn't have to get so close and aimed for any barking mouth that I could. When a dog stopped and looked at me I put my finger across my lips pointing up to my nose (like shhh) and said "no bark" nice and quiet. It works quite quickly. You don't need to keep spraying once it works, you can try the finger gesture with or without the words "no bark". Now that they don't bark people are telling me how annoying they used to be.

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