Dog Behaviour Training - How to Train Your Dog to Bark

By Rikard Ingvarsson

Dogs are best friends of human beings and all of us are concerned of that. They are very good in protecting the residences and also act as outstanding burglar alarms. But what annoys us is the barking which at several times becomes nettlesome. For this reason we have to be cautious of the dog behaviour training from the very beginning and also to train the dog to bark. You may consider this unnecessary but the dog owners only can understand the necessity of it and also of fitting dog behaviour training.

There are also ample incidents when the dog other than the required time goes on barking continuously. For instance, it's barking except during fire alarms, noise outside the window and when approached by strangers continue to perturb the neighbors. For all these try to concentrate on the dog behaviour training and thus put an end to its uninterrupted and inordinate barking. It should be remembered that a barking dog becomes a source of infliction due to the inability of the owner. The only way to get rid of these is the suitable dog behaviour training. It is of utmost importance to train your dog to bark only on command.

There are ample books, videos, information on the Internet on the ways of dog behaviour training and how to stop the dog from barking. You can certainly heed to these. There are also some dog trainers who advice to use dog shocking collars, but to many these tend to grow diseases in the following years.

What should you then? Have it in your mind that as the owner you can be the best trainer and for that instruct it with "guard" command instead of "speak" command. If you are able to teach in this manner, you will find within few days amazing results. Well, this does not indicate that it will attack any person all of a sudden but its ways of learning when to bark can be a better form of protection. For this training tie its leash top the fence of your garden or even to a column but that should be stock-still. You must stand at a distance of 3 feet away and with any food or even toy. You have to reward it when it starts to bark.

The next part of the dog behaviour training will require you to put the food and plaything to one side and to pat on its head. You shall have to utter the word "guard" the moment it starts barking. The time is certainly crucial and you shall have to concentrate on its body language. You must have the idea of its time of barking beforehand.

You shall continue this for days. Once it becomes accustomed with this mode of dog behaviour training, you shall have to give it the "quiet" command. This should be given attention when it is barking. If it stops barking at once never forget to reward it. This is indispensable.

When the training is finished release it and employ in regular life. But continue to teach commands for betterment.

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