Comments on: Have a Barking Problem? Please Tell Me About It

By: Leni

Leni — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:05:15 +0000

Hi Chet,
my dog barks at EVERYTHING that appears in my backyard! She barks at butterflies, moths, birds, even shadows of birds and insects! Plus, she always barks at night(I don’t know why). I’ve read so many dog training books, but none of those “tip” have any effect on my dog.PLEASE help me!

By: Marion Rosenthal

Marion Rosenthal — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:42:13 +0000

Pippy barks at every stranger that comes into our home. She barks at us when we reprimand her. She barks at every noise she hears outside. She is a 16 mo. old Yorkie.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:44:42 +0000

My dog not only barks non-stop when I leave him, but he scratches and chews the wood on the door until I get home. I feel like I cant leave him alone or I will spend my whole life fixing the door with wood filler and paint! Please help me figure out what to do…how do you train a dog to stop doing somthing when you are not there to tell him no or reward him for doing the right thing??

By: Gwendolyn Roebuck

Gwendolyn Roebuck — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:44:25 +0000

My dog barks at any and everything. People taking an evening stroll, any animal that is leashed
that passes with an owner. Even barks when I approach her to feed her. She barks very loudly in fact for hours at any and everything. I have tried to tell her no, stop, using one word syllables but nothing seems to help. We live in a very quiet neighborhood. It is just a mater of time beore I get a citation from the homeowners association.

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:58:14 +0000

Our dog, Yellow lab X Dane, (read: Big guy) is a wonderful, playful, loving, goofy, adorable dog. BUT when he is in the yard, he runs to the gate, with his hair all up and an awful menacing bark at anyone, from a little kid to neighbors a few houses down. Anyone moving. I feel horrible, as sometimes people yell back at him, and he is a good boy, just bossy. He doesn’t growl, just bark his head off. We call and he comes in, but I would so much rather he just look at people. Are we asking too much? I would feel so upset if someone made a complaint, I would be so embarrassed.

By: Susie

Susie — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:57:09 +0000

My seven month old chocolate lab barks to get a treat and get your attention to play with her. I had read the way to get a dog to stop barking was firs to teach them to bark. Well that worked. But how do I get her not to bark. She gets a lot of exercise and play time.

By: Janey

Janey — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:06:57 +0000

I have a year-old pomeranian. She barks at everything! Help!!

By: barbara wawa

barbara wawa — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:37:46 +0000

windy is a really great dog she minds most of the timebut when she looks out the window or door she loves to bark she,s like a old womengoing to the front of the house then the back back and fourth usely thats when someone is walking there dog i have just got over foot surgery so i havent taken her out the way i should and she is a good size dog 85lb well oh and she barks at my boy friend and is very scared of cooking also .

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:39:08 +0000

Our dog barks at the build-in vacuum cleaner when I cleaning. Also, the other day, my son’s friend walked past our fence to our door. The dog and I were in the backyard and he started barking and would not stop. Even when we went inside he kept walking around barking.

By: Bea

Bea — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:47:23 +0000

My dog loves the sound of his own bark. The most common times he barks are whenever there is a knock at the door (or doorbell), when my brother and his dog get home and also whenever he is looking for attention.