I got out of bed with dog barking on the brain this morning. That is due to laying awake listening to my neighbor’s insane pack of dogs barking at coyotes all night long. I had all night long to think about the many nearby dogs that suffered from a variety of barking issues. It became apparent that my normally peaceful neighborhood, has more than its share of occasional dog barking madness.
Here is a short list of just a few of the most common reasons for dogs to engage in excessive barking . If your dog presents you with any of these types of barking problems, you will need to work with your dog to correct the problem. It is unfortunate that this is a problem that will not stop until you take the time to work with your pet to correct it.
- Dogs will often begin their barking routine when they spot another dog or a stranger come into their field of view.This is just a part of their instinct for protecting their territory and it is quite natural. The problem is if the dog continues the excited barking even long after he has no more reason to be protecting anything. He gets a form of positive reinforcement when the other dog or human has moved away because in his mind he has scared the dog or person away.
- Another frequent reason for the problem to start is when your dog hears another dog-or, let’s say coyotes like in my case-and then begins a sort of dog to dog conversation that goes on forever. If you have a dog that is out in the yard engaging in long distance barking you can teach him not to be doing that. You should want to correct your dog if he has this excessive barking problem, for the good of both you and the neighbors.
- Stressed out and insecure dogs are likely to bark for insignificant reasons. These types of dogs have a lot of nervous anxiety issue,a dog will bark for no obvious reason whatsoever. This problem reoccurs frequently throughout the day or night unless the master is there with the dog to comfort it. My good friend’s dog was such a nervous Nellie that it would bark if a leaf fell down form a nearby tree. That dog was really nervous. You can guess there was often a lot of barking going on for nothing.
- A dog that is really lonely and bored may just start barking out of frustration-he wants to tell the whole world all about it. A dog that is left alone most of the time and doesn’t get enough attention and playtime and from its master is the most likely dog to have this behavior.
- Some dogs will bark at their masters (I know this from first hand experience) continually until they get their way-ignoring whether or not you are busy doing something else. If the dog respected its master as the Alpha dog, he would not be trying that. the problem with letting this happen, is that in your dog’s mind he is training you-not the other way around. Until I put an end to my dog’s training of me, my Lab used to get a kick out of bossing me around when she wanted to play some more.
Try out these tips, and it should help you control your dog’s barking excessively problems. For more advice on solving dog behavior problems or obedience training tips please check out my review of the best on line training guide.
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