Or at least to bark less.
In general, the best way to eliminate bad behaviour in dogs is to keep them tired as much as possible. In other words, a dog who gets a few hours of exercise every day is unlikely to be bothered to bark at the “little” things, such as passers-by or noises from the street.
A useful tip for ignoring barking is to get rid of the stimulus that agitates your dog or to present the dog with it so much that it loses interest (desensitization).
If your dog is barking for some kind of reward, which is usually the case, identify the reward and remove it. Most often that reward is your attention, which is why it is important to ignore the bad behaviour, but something else may be a reward as well. Maybe your dog barks when the food jar is empty or when it wants to go for a walk. Make sure your pooch doesn’t have to alert you to those things and you’ll be on your way to eliminating barking.
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If all else fails, talk to a professional and have a dog trainer teach your dog not to bark or help you identify what triggers barking and teach you how to reduce it.
To ignore your dog’s barking is very bad advise in my opinion because as in my neighborhood your dog will just continue to bark on and off and drive your poor neighbors nuts. The main reason dogs bark is because people who have no right to own a dog just leave poor old Fido locked up in the yard without ever taking him for a walk and Fido becomes bored out of his mind. Our society should condemn this type of animal abuse as it is very cruel to say the least!
My dog barks are the tv