How Can I Stop My Dog From Barking Every Morning?
July 6, 2010 by Dog Lover
Filed under Dog Training
She’s a one year old miniature American Eskimo, and yes, I know they love to bark. From when she wakes up (about 6 AM) she barks constantly until about 9 or 10 AM. She barks at any slight sound and we have been trying to contain it. Today, we received a letter complaining about her barking from one of our neighbors and we our doing our best to contain it. How can we permanently stop her obnoxious barking? She only stops barking when my brother is home because she is afraid of him but he has to work every day.
Things we have tried:
Tiring her out with a walk every morning and evening
Playing with her
Puppy classes (though they did not touch on the subject)
Holding her muzzle
A firm “No”
Loud noises such as pennies in a can
Spraying water
Please help!
We are looking into an animal behaviorist or classes for her at the moment. The puppy class trainer, also a dog trainer, suggested to distract her with treats. His mindset was to reward her silence. This, however, did not work because she would just disregard these treats. I was just hoping for any other methods to help.
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I would suggest “Dog Whisperer” he gives very helpful suggestions on that matter. You can either watch his show or read the book. =)
Puppy classes only address puppy problems and socializing. You need to advance to obedience classes to learn basic training skills and then more advanced training to learn about behavior problems. If you are not willing to do that then I would suggest giving the dog to someone that will and make your next pet a goldfish.