Barking - When all you want is for it to stop

​Recently I posted on Facebook asking people what they would like to teach their dog, if they had a trick they wanted to try teaching their dog and I got several responses back saying "I want my dog to stop barking" so I thought I would look at that issue.  The thing is, it's too big a topic for a short Facebook post.

The first question I have when someone approaches me with a situation like this is "When does it happen?"  Why?  Because dogs will bark for a wide variety of reasons, and information about the situations in which the dog is barking helps determine a training plan.

Situations in which dogs bark can include:

• Seeing something outside the window
• Seeing something on a walk
• Hearing particular noises
• Sudden changes
• When people are at the door
• During training
• As an attempt to communicate 
• When left alone

Read More