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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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