Dog Trick To Cure

A Nuisance Barker

All breeds and sizes of dogs can be taught easily to

speak, and the way to go about it is to call your dog,

show him a treat and say “Speak.” He will not

understand what you mean and will probably at first

jump for it, and then sit down and eye it attentively;

finally, he will get impatient and utter a sharp bark,

which is what you have been waiting for, and the

instant he does so reward him with the treat.

A dog which is slow in barking can be encouraged to

do so by your imitating a bark, as the chances are he

will reply to it, and if you reward him he will learn to

bark as soon as he hears the word “speak.”

After a dog has been taught to bark once, you can

teach him to bark any number of times, for when he

has learned to expect a reward after barking once

and you do not give it to him he is apt to bark again

or until you give him a signal to stop.

Dogs are very observing and the signal to stop

barking can be so slight that your friends will not

detect it, such as a movement of the foot or hand, a

dropping of the eyelids or a shifting of your gaze,

and if you keep up a running fire of conversation and

address your dog as if he were a human being his

performance will be much more impressive and

perplexing

As an illustration, if you are exhibiting your dog to an

audience and want him to speak, don’t simply say

“speak,” but address him something like this: “Now,

Buddy, all the ladies and gentlemen present are

very anxious to hear you speak.” Put a slight

emphasis on the word “speak” and your dog will

catch it, but it will appear to the audience as if the

dog understood the entire sentence and not only the

one word “speak.” Of course, when training the

young dog you should use only the word “speak”

and that distinctly and free from other words, so as

not to confuse him.

If your dog knows how to speck on command, you

can try to teach “singing” – which is to teach him to

howl on command. It is not expected that your dog

will produce any melody but only repeat in a

mechanical way a series of whines and barks.

Teach him to “sing” in the following manner. Try to

imitate a whine yourself and try to get him to imitate

the noise you make and to a certain degree, reach

the pitch and style of noise make by you, be it a

howl, whine or bark and with constant practice, a

dog can and will learn to follow your tone quite

accurately.

As your dog learn to follow your barking, say

“sing” instinctively to associate this action. Praise

and treat plentifully during training to encourage

him further. Exercise him on a regular basis will help

him to learn to sing in no time on your command.

“Speak” and “Sing” are useful lessons in curbing a

nuisance barking dog. Let your dog understand that

barking and whining is only allowed on command.

Simply ignore your dog whenever he barks and

whine for your attention. Vice versa, give him lots of

praise or treats when he barks on command. If your

dog understands this lesson, he will no longer be a

nuisance barker and be a good quiet boy for a long

time to go.

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