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Excessive Barking?

Dogs are man's best friend but what do you do if your best friend barks most of the day? First thing you have to understand is that your dog is an animal subject to instincts and not inclined to feel the embarrassment it causes during one of its barking fits. Before you write off your dog as a nuisance barker, it would be advisable to find out what causes it.

A dog would normally bark from time to time, just as a couple of kids playing can cause noise fit for a platoon. Since barking is a way for your dog to communicate, these are the norms for dog barking.

Territorial (possessive)barking/ Protective barking

Your dog is ruled by its instincts referring mostly to their senses, specifically scent and sound. A change of the usual sound and smell of its environment stirs it bark excessively. The scent of a person may be familiar at day time, but when a whiff of this person's scent comes at night your dog instinctively barks intruder! This barking is accompanied by your dog's tail tensed upward and its ears up and tilting forward.

Fear and Phobia

Excessive barking is a symptom of frustration and loneliness. This usually is true in puppies who aren't used to not being "babied" anymore (change in attention received) and with working breeds that feel satisfaction being on the go or having a job to do. Nuisance barking also occurs in a change of environment for a normal adult dog. The lack of interaction with you or your dog is longing for a playmate.

Separation Anxiety

Your dog sees you as family. The mere jiggle of your car keys signals departure and likely to put your dog into a barking fit. A change in environment, like a new house or a new schedule of the family that leaves your pet alone most of the day brings about the excessive barking and whinnying.

In pain or symptoms of sickness

Just like a sick person, dogs (especially the old ones) are cranky and tend to bark more often when experiencing intense pain or discomfort. It is best to check your dog's overall health before writing him off as an excessive barker.

Once understood, you can find the best way to help your pet tone down on it's barking. There are Bark Control Training Classes you can enroll your dog in. And if Spot flunks Bark Control Training, there is also the Dog Bark Collar. It comes in three variations that would suit your pet's disposition anytime.