Barking Problems: Train your dog to stop barking!Written by Moses Chia
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1. Vinegar-Water solution – mix a proportion of 7/8 water & 1/8 vinegar together. Pour mixture into a water pistol or what kids call “super soaker” for longer distance shooting. 2. Aim and shoot at his chest whenever he can’t stop barking even on your command. Dogs hate smell of vinegar and would usually back off and stop barking. He’ll even sneeze a few times. It’s harmless so you need not worry. 3. As always, praise him when he stops barking. For your information, your dog might still be barking noisily and disrupting your neighborhood when you are not at home. In this case, you’ll need a training equipment known as “bark collars” to help train him. There are several types of bark collars on market. Some of these collars send an electric shock to your dog when he barks, some make a high pitch sound or emits a squirt of citronella which is annoying but safe for your dog. Usually, these collars can help you solve a problematic barker. Personally, I’ll recommend high pitch sound or citronella collars. They are very effective and more humane dog training tools.
Moses Chia is a dog lover and owner of http://DogsObedienceTraining.com – The dog training resource site for a happier and healthier dog. You are welcome to reprint this article if you keep the content and live link intact.
| | Understanding Psychology of Dog Training: Pack Behavior & Establishing ControlWritten by Moses Chia
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If you would prefer to own an obedient dog that pay attention to your command, assuming role of “alpha leader’ and establishing control over your dog is extremely important! Your dog must learn that he is lowest ranking in family, subordinate to you, to children, and must recognize you to be leader. If such hierarchy is not set up properly, dog will try to take charge and assume role of leader. This’ll eventually lead dog to turn into “dominant dog” and thus tend to misbehave. If this happens, you’ll face an uphill task to properly train your dog. As we live in a democratic society, most of us will find it hard to understand dog’s concept of dictatorship. Nevertheless, it is necessary that we adjust ourselves to understand how dog live and think. By being dictating, you would think that this is cruel or even inhumane to dog. If you think so, you are very wrong! In fact, dogs are more than happy to be a follower and taking instructions from a leader. You have to give your dog directions, organize his space and activities for him, and he’ll be more clued-up and know his boundaries of life, which means knowing what is expected of him when he’s indoor or outdoor. Your dog will be able to lead a less stressful and happy life and so will you.
Moses Chia is a dog lover and owner of http://DogsObedienceTraining.com – The dog training resource site for a happier and healthier dog. You are welcome to reprint this article if you keep the content and live link intact.
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