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Sunday, 29 August 2010

How To Stop Dogs Barking

By Sonia Miabella

It can really be annoying for many dogs - especially when they're all yours - to start barking all at ounce and not heed your calls to stop. Anything in the environment could set them off - playtime gone rowdy, a cat walking near your house, or a loud truck. The resulting group barking remains a problem your neighbour might complain about. The situation is a migraine if you love silence in the house. How to stop dogs from barking? Here are some steps.

1. Spend time to observe your dogs. This will allow you to see what events or situations trigger their simultaneous and incessant barking. Based on that, you can decide on what to do. Such as whether to move your dogs to another area of the house, or get an ultrasonic remote dog trainer, which emits a high-pitched sound to disrupt the dogs when they bark.

2. Shop for a bark collar for your dogs Although there are outdoor installations that can deter your dogs from barking, the problem is you can't take it with you when you go out to walk your dogs. These installations are designed to stay fixed. But don't worry, you can get a bark collar for each dog.

3. Finding the right type and size You want to get the proper size for each of your dogs, so it pays to note them down. Collars are available in small, medium, and large. The three kinds of collars, depend on the mechanism used to deter barking - spray, static, and ultrasonic. Depending on the type a collar can let out a sound, a vibration, a low shock, or a scent.

4. Start spending time to train your dogs Your dogs might not be comfortable wearing collars, so don't leave them unsupervised while wearing it. Over time, increase the dogs' collar wear time, so they get used to it. Note changes in their behaviour, whether they spend time trying to take off the collar, or if they've adapted to the intensity setting of the collar's stimulus.

You may want to talk to veterinarians and dog supply staff to check if you understand correctly how to use the collars you bought. It pays to read the instructions carefully, in case you might not be doing something right. Follow these four steps to effectively stop dogs from barking.

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