An obedient dog is a dog that knows how to bark and at what time to bark. This type of dog looks at its owners before barking for a behavioral clue. You can make your dog lie down and relax; dogs that are relaxing do not bark very much.

Never shout a big “NO” at your dog when he is barking, as your dog will assume that you’re barking as well!

Be consistent in your actions; use a firm “NO” command when you see your dog barking too much and stick to this command by using a commanding voice. Everyone in your house must use the same command without fail.

Never get angry at your dog as behavior changes often need long time duration.

Praise and reward your dog for good behavior. Positive reinforcement is always better than negative punishment. Physical punishment will harm the relationship between you and your puppy. Food treats are always better when the dog is young and at a puppy stage.

Never hug your dog to soothe its emotions, because it may think that you’re actually condoning its behavior. In the future, it may even bark more because of your over-done emotions.

Use controlled training sessions and split the total training time into several parts,

If nothing works, contact a professional dog trainer to get your dog trained for good behavior. Or, ask a trainer to come to your house and provide inputs on controlling undesirable barking.

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There are several reasons for a dog to bark uncontrollably and without any reasons. You may wish to determine why your puppy is barking with out any reason. Are you neglecting him or ignoring him? Is he bored and feeling lonely? Does he feel like coming near you? Is he disturbed by the noisy surroundings? Before you attempt to correct barking behavior, you will need to identify the exact cause of barking.

Why dogs bark?

Here are some reasons and causes that make your dogs bark incessantly:

Alert and warning barking: This is the type of barking every owner encourages in their dogs. Dogs that have this type of barking are very alert and agile in notifying a lurking danger or a trespasser. The barking behavior becomes more intensive as the intensity of danger becomes too acute. Aggressive barking is identified by a low pitched bark with a hint of growling.

Attention seeking barking: This behavior is noticed among young puppies that call you to pay attention to them. This bark may be very shrill in intensity and often very high pitched in tenor. You may need to ignore such barks under some special circumstances.

Excitement barking: This type of bark is accentuated by dog’s sheer excitement of playing with children. Short and sharp barks are interspersed with occasional bursts of high pitched snorting!

Self identification barking: This type of barking is a broadcasting type in nature and it is usually infectious in nature. Just listen to those dogs barking chorus in your neighborhood; this barking is also a simple communication technique between different dogs.

Boring barking: This is a lazy type of barking that provides an outlet for the dogs to vent their boredom.

Separation anxiety barking: Upset dogs tend to howl and bark in a high pitched voice. This type of barking is very annoying in nature and can disturb your neighbors.

Sudden barking: Many unfamiliar and sudden stimuli can make your puppy bark; more often this may be a type of barking that develops a sense of fear in the puppy. This type of barking must be controlled quickly.

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The best way to control submissive urination is to simply ignore that nothing has happened!

Fact #1: When your puppy urinates, never reassure or encourage him; if you do this you puppy will think that you’re praising him for the act of urination,

Fact #2: Never scold your puppy when he urinates out of excitement; when you scold, you puppy will feel a greater need to apologize by urinating again,

Fact #3: Both assurance and scolding will make the matters worse,

Fact #4: Whatever you do to treat submissive urination, your attitude must be directed at building and gaining the dog’s confidence,

Fact #5: The quickest way to teach a dog not to urinate is to teaching him some form of obedience and socialization,

Fact #6: When you develop self confidence and self image in your puppy, he will get stronger and wily in his mental approach,

Fact #7: Sit down with your puppy to teach him simple tricks like “shake hands” and “come here”. These commands will make him to be closer with you.

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