Of all the ways dogs communicate, excessive barking is one of the most annoying. A dog must understand that excessive barking is not suitable conduct and will not be tolerated, nor rewarded, in any way. Before using your dog training skills, you really do need to figure out why your dog is barking to begin with before you can correct the problem. Learn to discriminate between barking which should be discouraged and barking to alert you. Your aim here is not to stop a dog from barking completely, rather it is to stop a dog from barking excessively.
Some dogs bark for attention. Here are some ways to help deter this behavior:
1)Socialize your dog as much as you can with other dogs.
2)Make sure that the dog is getting daily exercise.
3)When you are at home make sure that you spend some time with your dog so that he does not need to bark to get your attention.
4)Don't start yelling at him when he barks, avoid eye contact, do not look towards him and use your body language to help get the point across to him that you do not want to be bothered right now.
5)Train your dog to be quiet on command and always keep in mind to praise your dog when he obeys your command.
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