Not to mention living in a complex increases the chances that someone will walk by your front door and therefore cause your dog to bark.
Train your dog not to bark.
How to train a dog not to bark.
Your dog gets some kind of reward when they bark.
First let s break down the potential reasons why your dog is barking at your neighbors.
All you need is a clicker and a treat.
If they continue barking which they will at first i tell them that s enough.
Make eye contact with your dog.
When your dog barks you need to say no speak clearly and keep it short.
For company a delivery or a stranger i always thank my dog for alerting me and tell him good dog thank you.
Dog barking step 1 use a voice commands.
You can t let your dog get away with inappropriate barking some times and not others.
But the good news is that you can train your dog not to bark.
Everyone in your family must apply the training methods every time your dog barks inappropriately.
Dogs interpret your yelling at them or telling them to stop as attention which in and of itself reinforces the behavior regardless of whether you re angry at or scolding your dog.
If you don t have a clicker here s our diy tutorial about how to make a clicker for dog training.
Ignore your dog s barking.
Because there s no single reason for barking there s no one size fits all approach to treating it.
When beginning to re train your dog you need to start by not reacting to the barking.
Otherwise they wouldn t do it.
So today i want to discuss a few ways to train your dog not to bark at the neighbors.