Our boxer dog was noisy from puppy hood. He just loved to bark! We tried everything but could not solve his behavior problems like barking, growling etc. After several months of trying and several phone calls from Animal Control, we handed over the dog to another family.
I was heart broken. I decided to teach myself how to become an owner of a happy dog. I did a lot of research on why dogs bark, show aggressive behaviors and attended several dog training schools and classes to find the root cause of this problem.
Here are 6 tips to stop your dog from barking, growling, howling, and whining based on my experience and research.
1. You should keep a daily log of your dog's vocalizations for at two weeks. Analyze the type of vocalization (barking, whining, etc.); the time it occurred, what was happening at the time in the surroundings, what your family members were doing, and what the dog was doing. This will help you to identify the root cause of the dog behavior problems.
2. Whining and howling in a dog are usually signs of discomfort or loneliness. If loud noise is the cause of whining, try petting your dog when the noise begins. If your dog feels uncomfortable with new people, only bring in one or two new people at a time. To avoid dog aggression towards children, introduce children carefully.
3. Once your dog is comfortable with situations at home, you need to take your dog outside to make him fully socialized.
4. If you are leaving you dog for few hours, you should always leave favorite toys, food and water out for your dog. Hot tip – leave your clothing specially unwashed underwear because your smell makes him more comfortable. A dog that is left alone for many hours a day is likely to be unhappy. You dog may suffer from separation anxiety.
5. If the dog perceives a threat, he may growl or bark. Encourage your guest to squat down and approach the dog slowly with their hand extended out, palm face up and always use calm, quiet voice to the dog.
6. You should start socializing a puppy right away. Puppies learn the tricks better because they do not have any bad dog behavior problems.
If you can identify the cause of the aggressive behavior, you can usually come up with a way to stop the behavior from occurring. However, you need patience for this.
Solve behavior problems fast with an effective dog training that works.
If you want to solve your dog behavior problems, you can join a dog training class in your locality but normally it costs few hundred dollars. You have to take a series of training, which requires lot of money and time.
I found an amazing dog training book – sitstayfetch by Daniel Stephen. You can buy the book online and I’m sure that you can solve your dog’s barking and growling problems within two weeks. If the problem is critical, you can get free email consultation from Daniel, author of the book. More than 50,000 people used this dog training book successfully and I’m sure you too will be benefited.
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