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Stop Dog Barking When Away From Home

The first time you will hear about this problem is when one of your neighbors approach you regarding your dog’s barking while you are away from home.  The customary methods to train your dog to stop barking will not work in this case as the common method of retraining require you to respond to the dog’s inappropriate behavior at the moment of occurrence.

 
Barking

Discovering how to stop dog barking will require you to determine why your dog is barking.  Barking is the way your dog communicates with you and his fellow neighborhood animals.  Barking in itself is not bad.  The barking problem arises when the barking has become excessive.

Your dog will commonly bark to alert you to something that is occurring.  Dogs often bark for defensive reasons to tell everyone in the surrounding vicinity to stop doing whatever the dog does not like.  A dog may also bark to get attention or when frustrated, confused or under severe stress.  At times a dog will bark simply because he is bored.

When trying to stop dog barking you need to be aware that excessive barking is often the result of a secondary problem.  A dogs barking is a symptom.   If you determine the causal reason for the barking and eliminate the cause you will stop the barking.

 
Attention / Boredom Barking

Often dogs that are left alone frequently will discover that they can get attention, though inappropriate from your neighbors.  These barking episodes can quickly become a habit for your dog.  In this example to stop dog barking you will need to change the dog’s environment.

 
If your dog barks excessively when he is alone outside change his conditions.  Instead of leaving him in the backyard keep him inside the house in his dog crate.  This should break the established habit of barking at neighbors to get their attention.  To decrease your dog’s tendency to become bored provide your dog with dog toys whenever you place him in his crate.  Also, it is a good idea to play classical music or sound recordings recorded especially for dogs.

Barking Due to Outside Mystery Sounds

Here again, by playing soothing music or dog recordings at a higher than normal volume you can minimize your dog’s ability to hear the outside noises thereby eliminating the dog’s motivation to bark.  The point here is to keep your dog’s attention focused on anything other than what is occurring outside.

 
Barking When Strangers Walk In View of the Window

To stop dog barking you need to keep the dog actively involved unaware of what is happening outside.  In this instance the simplest answer may be to shut the window blinds so that your dog cannot see outside.  Another possible answer is to move the crate so that your dog cannot see what is going on outside.  Either answer will work as the aim is simply to keep your dog from knowing what is happening outside.

Exercise Answers Many Problem Behaviors

Many family dogs do not have an adequate opportunity to get the necessary exercise they need to maintain their physical as well as psychological health.  Also by exercising your dog prior to your leaving the home for long periods you instill in your dog the need to rest and recuperate from the exercise.  This rest period minimizes the time your dog is apt to feel bored.  Providing adequate exercise for your dog you are also helping to stop dog barking.

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