How do I get my dog to stop barking so loud? Surprising Answer

Ask your dog for an incompatible behavior

When your dog starts barking, ask them to do something thats incompatible with barking. Teaching your dog to react to barking stimuli with something that inhibits them from barking, such as lying down on their bed.

Toss a treat on their bed and ask them to “go to your bed.”

When theyre reliably going to their bed to earn a treat, up the ante by opening the door while theyre on their bed. If they get up, close the door immediately.

Repeat until they stay in bed while the door opens.

Then increase the difficulty by having someone ring the doorbell while your dog is in bed. Reward them for staying in place. You may need to keep a leash on your dog so you can help guide them to their bed when visitors come in.

Make sure your dog is getting sufficient physical and mental exercise every day. A tired dog is a dog who is less likely to bark from boredom or frustration. Depending on their, age and health, your dog may require several long walks as well as a good game of chasing the ball and playing with some interactive toys.

To a dog, yelling sounds a lot like barking. He may think you are trying to join in and it encourages, rather than discourages, the bad barking behavior. Also, giving the dog attention in the form of telling him off is accidentally rewarding him, which again is an encouragement. So know that your safest default position is to ignore the noise (unsatisfying as that might be!) and leave the room if need be.

When the dog barks in response to you knocking, say “Speak” and allow him to bark another couple of times.

Here the dog learns an alternative action (going to his mat) instead of barking when he hears a noise. Set up a mat in a convenient corner of a room. Hide treats on the mat. Now toss a treat onto the mat and as the dog runs after it say “Go to your mat.” Not only does he get the treat you threw there, but he discovers other delicious treats, which makes it a special place to be.

Instead of tossing a treat, say “Go to the mat”. Let the dog discover that when he goes there hell find hidden treats. Slowly phase out the concealed goodies, so that hes responding just to the words. Now have a friend make noises outside, and when the dog barks tell him in a firm but happy voice, “Go to your mat”, then praise and reward him when he does just that.

Repeat the above steps in a room with few distractions. The dog will start to anticipate “Quiet” means a reward and stops barking ahead of being shown the treat. Now you are ready to practice with distractions. Have a friend knock on the front door, allow the dog to bark then give the quiet command. When the dog stops barking, give him lots of praise and a treat.

Territorial or Protective Barking

Some dogs bark to ward off newcomers and protect their territory.

They will generally bark louder and faster the closer the perceived threat comes.

They may see and/or hear the threat.

When a dog barks in this manner, he appears to be very alert and aggressive.

How to Stop Dog Barking! (Cesar911 Shorts)

But we have to teach them that constant barking isn’t allowed. We have to stop the nuisance barking.

In order to fix the noise problem, it’s important to first figure out why your dog’s barking.

Then, there are different methods you can try to teach him to stop barking so often.