How to Communicate With a Dog in Their Own Language- Dog Training Dog Communication
July 29, 2010 by Dog Lover
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Petsafe Bark Collar Is an Excellent Method on How to Teach Your Dog How to Control Their Bark
December 15, 2009 by Dog Lover
Filed under Dog Training
If you’re having trouble with managing the barks of your dogs, then you have two great solutions available. You can buy either a birdhouse or a dog bark collar. Both are truly effective. Otherwise, they won’t be selling like hotcakes in the market today. However, they also have their own differences. Knowing where the dissimilarities lie will make it easier for you to decide which one is more ideal for your situation.
Why They Are Similar
The birdhouse and the bark collar, both from Petsafe, offer excellent methods on how to teach your dogs how to control their bark. These devices send off ultrasonic waves, which will be sufficient to surprise or annoy the dog for a while. Either way, your pet will stop barking to hopefully end the sound.
As the process continues, though, your pet will soon be able to connect the high-pitch sound to his or her bark. Thus, it won’t take long before he or she learns to bark only when necessary or at a more controlled decibel.
There’s no need to fret about the neighbors. Not one of the humans would be able to hear the sound because it’s too high for your hearing. However, since dogs have sensitive ears, they will be able to pick them up.
You can also adjust the correction levels of the devices. This is necessary to keep up with the learning capabilities of your pets. You really cannot expose your dogs to the same high pitch sound even if they already know how to manage their barks. If nothing has changed, it would be difficult for your pets to know what really causes the sound.
Where the Differences Lie
Though they share in methods and correction levels, there are still quite a number of differences between birdhouses and dog bark collars. Topping the list is their design.
Birdhouses are, well, shaped like small houses that you can display right into your garden or perhaps mount on a rock. You just need to keep in mind that their height is not more than five feet from the ground. They can detect barking sounds that are within their 50-meter range.
Simply put, any kind of dog would be able to hear the high pitch sound once he or she barks. It doesn’t matter if it’s your pet or your neighbors’. So if you’re irritated or bothered by the dog next door, you’re going to use this. You are also going to need this if your neighbors are already annoyed by your dogs.
The downside of birdhouses is that you can never bring them to your travel. They are also not ideal for indoors. Worse, since they can be set off by other dogs, even if your dogs are not barking, they would still be able to hear the sound.
If you want something more personal, you can get a dog bark collar instead. As its name suggests, this one just needs to be strapped into the neck of your dog with the use of its adjustable Quickfit system. Moreover, Petsafe dog bark collars can hear only the sound produced by your own dog.
Collars are also more portable, so you can bring them anywhere you and your pets go.
How Do You Stop Your Dog Barking at Other Dogs While on Their Daily Walk?
December 8, 2009 by Dog Lover
Filed under Stop Dog From Barking
My male beagle and lab are both desexed and are still under a year of age.
How do you successfully train them not to bark at other dogs while on their walk without using shock collars or the like?
Thank you.
Dogs Must Communicate – But You Can Control Their Bark
November 27, 2009 by Dog Lover
Filed under Dog Training
Dogs communicate with barks, and if your dog is barking, there is usually a reason for it. Dogs may hear something that we can’t, or they may just bark out of boredom, he may bark just to stay busy!
If you give your dog lots of exercise, toys, attention and have made your yard very interesting teaching him not to bark should be fairly simple.
Start his training with his collar and leash. If he barks, pull on the leash with a sharp jerk, and a firm ‘no’ will show him that his barking is wrong.
Graduate to the more advanced methods of training if it is necessary. Gradually a firm ‘no’ will be the only correction that is needed, and your neighbors will be lots happier!
If he barks only when you are not home, try leaving your radio on a chat station, this may convince him that you are there and keep him quiet.
If this fails, tape a normal family discussion one evening, (you will need a continuous play record to use this method). Every once in a while, throw in the word ‘no’.
When you leave, play the recording, it will remind him that there is always someone around, and that he isn’t supposed to bark.
If all else fails, pretend you are leaving the house for the time. Be very precise with your actions, even jingling the keys to make him think you have locked the door.
You will need to be a really good actor as dogs are very perceptive, and will pick up on it if you aren’t.
Have a cut lemon handy, when he begins to bark, open the door and say a sharp ‘no’, then put a drop of lemon or some other bitter liquid on his tongue. This will have to be done numerous times to get the point across to him. It takes time, but is well worth the effort.
A barking dog is a superb protection and an outstanding burglar alarm, but you need the ability to control the barking.
If you do not train your dog to bark only at the appropriate times (fire alarms, noise from the window and when approached by strangers), your neighbors are likely to resent your best friend, and you because you fail to control your dog.
If you are training your dog to be protection for you, teach him the guard command rather than speak. An intruder or someone who is threatening you will not know exactly how much your dog knows about protection and it is an excellent deterrent.
This skill does not mean that your dog will actually attack someone, but the barking can be an effective prevention for your safety both inside and outside your home.
To teach your dog to guard or speak, tie his lead to a fence or some other immovable item. Stand about 3 feet away and tease him with a toy or food, when he begins to bark, give him the reward.
Now put the food and toy away and change the treat to verbal praise when he begins to bark. The command guard or speak should be given as soon as the dog barks, the timing is essential here. By watching his body language, you can tell when he is ready to bark.
Once he becomes aware of the guard command, give the quiet command when he is barking; give the reward as soon as he is stops barking. If the barking continues, give the no command.
When he has successfully learned the command, move further away and continue the training, he needs to know and respond to these commands from any distance.
Once this training is successful, untie him from the fence and train him the commands guard and quiet.
You and your neighbors will appreciate this training when they have a peaceful night, and they will learn that if he is barking, there is something wrong.
Stop Neighbor Dog From Barking: How to Silence Their Barking Dog
November 16, 2009 by Dog Lover
Filed under Stop Dog From Barking
Is your barking neighbor’s dog driving you nuts? Here are four tips to stop neighbors dog barking. You may not have a lot of control over your neighbor’s dog, but these tips will help bring peace and quiet back to your neighborhood. Talk To Your NeighborThis is a good place to start as one should never assume that the neighbor even knows his dog is barking as much as he is if that neighbors at work all day, or sleeping thru most of his dogs barking. When approaching him, make sure it’s not when you’re angry, also keep in mind that staying on friendly terms goes a long way to keeping him a neighbor, and not an enemy. This might also be a good time to start taking notes. Write down the times and dates that the dog is barking as well notes on when you’ve interacted with your neighbor. Doing this will be helpful when dealing with the police or animal control, should things get that far. Ultra Sonic DevicesMore often than not a neighbors dog that’s barking is doing so because he’s been left outside. If this is the case, solving the barking issue might be as simple as setting up an ultra sonic device in your yard and aiming it at your neighbor’s. Your neighbor can do nothing about what you set up in your own yard and these ultra sonic devices have a long range of effectiveness. In many cases, the dog makes one or two feeble attempts to bark, gets bothered by the squealing noise that he can hear, but humans can’t, and gives up barking altogether when he’s in the yard. Everyone’s Legal RightsIf you must get legal authorities involved in the process due to a non-compliant neighbor, you should first understand everyone’s legal rights in this situation. Knowing your own legal rights, as well as your neighbors, can unlock the secret to stop neighbors dog barking. You definitely have rights if you live in a community. You have the right to a peaceful neighborhood and a decent night’s rest. Regulations like noise ordinances are put in place to protect those rights. A quick visit to the local police station can not only enlighten you as to what those ordinances are, but can also give you friendly contacts at the station who might be of assistance at a later time. Pay a visit to your local animal control as well. Tell them of your situation and ask them what the best way to handle the problem is. You’d be surprised how making personal contact (not a phone call) with people in these agencies will help to get them on your side, and get you peace and quiet quicker. Your neighbor has rights too though. He has the right to own a dog. Within reason, he has the right to deal with his dog as he sees fit. He also has the right to take a reasonable amount of time resolving a dog barking problem. And let’s not forget the rights of the dog in all this. In fact, the dog’s rights might just be your key to getting the issue resolved. The dog has the right to humane treatment, good care, and a quality life. If he’s barking because he’s staked in the backyard during a rainstorm, or due to other mistreatment, animal control might just take him away from his negligent master. Law EnforcementYour last effort for resolution is getting law enforcement involved. They’re going to want to know you tried to resolve the issue yourself before coming to them, so make sure you’ve tried some of the above items before calling them. And make sure you’ve talked with your neighbor. The police usually want to see that you’ve done that before coming to them. If you live in a bigger community and want to stop your neighbors dog barking, try calling animal control rather than the police. Animal control specializes in legalities with animals. Most of their job is educating the public about how to properly care for their pets, but they have a great deal of authority when it comes to animal problems. If you live in a smaller community, you probably don’t have an animal control division and the police will deal with any dog barking issues. In each of these cases, you may have to file a formal complaint for anything to really get done. But calling them and having the police show up at your neighbor’s house may be enough to stop the problem. Although there are many other effective ways to stop your neighbors barking dog, please be kind to the dog itself. In most cases it’s just expressing a need it has thru it’s barking, that the neighbor himself might not yet recognize. When dog trainer Richard Livitski isn’t helping others to achieve peace and quiet with his popular e-book Stop Dog Barking Now, he’s busy chasing around his own dogs.


