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Anonymous
Dear /an/,

How the hell do I get my dog to stop barking?

It's not her fault that her voice breaks glass, but it's making apartment-searching difficult. Pic unrelated (but would it work?)
>> Anonymous
bark collar

not the shitty kind that shoots the spray or just makes noise, you need the shock collar

get the dog used to it for about a week by letting him wear it while its off, take it off and put it back on several times a day.

one week later, turn it on, put it on, and i dare you not to laugh the first time he gets hit


problem solved.
>> Anonymous
Sit on him.
>> Kotone
Or, when he barks, distract him with something else. Try putting beads or something into a soda can and taping the top shut. Throw it when he barks. When he stops barking, reward him with a treat. If he starts again, follow the same process. Eventually he will understand that being quiet gets him more/better attention than barking.
>> Anonymous
ok here's what you do, everytime the little bastard barks you kick her, see after a few well timed blows your dog will be too afraid to bark, problem solved.
>> Anonymous
ITT, people with no idea how to train dogs.

When she barks, TURN YOUR BACK AND IGNORE HER. When she stops barking give her praise and attention.
To be clear, she has learnt to bark a lot because it gets your attention. You need to teach her the opposite, that when she barks you will ignore her, and when she is quiet, you praise her. The more consistent you are with this reinforcement, the more successful your training will be. EVERY TIME she barks, turn your back and ignore her.
Don't, whatever you do, get one of those awful electric shock collars.
>> Anonymous
shock collars are good for invisible fences NOT for barking training, one false alarm and your dog will just be confused and terrified to high hell. I've read good things about the citrus collars though, but then you have to keep that stupid collar on your dog, and they will learn that when it's off they can bark. might be a good thing if you have to leave the house for hours at a time and it barks because it gets bored/lonely, but really you should have given it some sort of entertainment; leaving the tv on quietly and giving it some sort of chew toy can help. you'd better do fucking something though because I have been tempted to murder my neighbour's dog. it fucking whines and howls relentlessly when they leave it in it's outdoor kennel and they are old farts who just don't give a fuck when we complain. one time i went over and shut it up with a rawhide bone and they got pissed off because apaprently it's supposed to be a "birding" dog. even though the old man is way too old to go anywhere if it's not in his noisy ATV and maybe goes hunting once a year.
>> Anonymous
>>111243
I lol'd.