I have a similar problem with my Lab/Husky mix. She's now 4 years old. When she and my Schnauzer mix hear a car door close they go crazy and bark. I guess they figure someone is coming to the house. My lab mix just has to hear the Mailman's truck and she starts barking too. I have my daughter's boyfriend living with us, they have an apartment in my basement and every time he comes upstairs to the kitchen area,she barks at him as well. I was wondering if this was a territorial bark? She's got issues too. Often she has the hair on her back stand up when she's doing this barking. My daughters and boyfriend will get frustrated and yell at her and that doesn't help, well I think she becomes afraid of the loud noises and will stop for a minute. It's driving everyone crazy.
What to do?
Kat

When I get short on sleep, it's harder to cope. I have put up with my neighbors' wild dog pack for 2 years now. I have never said anything to them, but frequently have lost sleep, as the dogs would bark early in the morning.

It's now down to the wire, I am due to have my baby in 33 days, and sleep is more important than ever. Unfortunately, the neighbors have added a Pomeranian who seems to instigate all the other dogs in the yard, and the neighborhood, at all hours of the night and day. The neighbor told my mate that they were just dog-sitting for a few days, but it has been two weeks, and I am getting crankier by the day. The little one also has a high-pitched yap that makes it hard to sleep through, whereas with the others, I could usually roll over and get back to sleep.

It is also causing contention because my boyfriend doesn't want to ruffle the neighbors' feathers. I have thought of everything, from writing a nice letter trying to address the issue, to searching the web for a stop-barking device that I could mount outside. I have not ever heard them trying to quiet their dogs once, they are allowed to bark as long as they want.

It is one thing to have a cranky woman on your hands, but I warn my boyfriend that if the baby comes, and is unable to nap, then he will have two crying babies on his hands, myself included... any suggestions?

HI,
I have a 3yr old Schnauzer named Chloe, she was the last puppy from a litter to be sold and I have a feeling that they never socialized her at all and kept her locked in a room(she was almost a year when we got her). When we first got her she wouldn't come and barked and barked. I took her in my arms and basically made her like me, I sat for 3 hrs on the floor with her and kept talking and petting her and she got over it. She loved my husband as well. The problem is that since we have gotten Chloe we cannot have company, she barks and barks and runs in her cage and continues to bark from there. We have tried putting her in her bed in our bedroom so she is not so stressed out but no use, it goes from barking to howling. This has become an issue with my husband and myself. He wants to get rid of her and I cannot see sending her to a new home and they will send her away and so on and so forth. I have gotten pills from the vet and they don't work either. My heart breaks to think of what kind of life she will have somewhere else. Other than that she is such a good girl, but the barking is driving everyone crazy and stressing me out, I cannot afford the stress since my stroke so I am asking if anyone has any ideas. I saw the one for the dog silencer, does it work..? I know the dog collar one doesn't..wasted money that was, water bottle, saying no, pennies in a can, meds. I fear Chloe might be headed for doggie heaven if I can't find a way to help her, no one wants a yappie dog. I do have another dog that is no way at all like Chloe and I have had other Schnauzers (3)and never had this problem before.
Thanks in advance.

OK my dog barks at smoke that's not communication.so what is it?

We have a 6.5 month German Sheperd. She is a great dog - however she has two major issues. Barking for nothing and barking out of fear.

*She barks at anything and nothing. It doesnt matter how tired she is (after walks) or whether we are home or not - she just barks for the hell of it.

*She is also highly afraid of thunder and firecrackers and will go absolutely nuts when she hears them. Last storm she barked for 4 hours straight. And ran around going crazy. In her kennel, she tried to break out of it.

We have tried every single suggestion that can be found online. The Vet put her on anti anxiety meds - they didnt work. Nothing is working. Nothing.

We are going to have to give her up if we dont get help because the neighbors (and frankly us too) are sick of the constant barking. It is destroying my marriage because her barking is such a nuisance and we cant find a solution.

I am desparate. Again, nothing ever suggested works. We have literally tried everything. Is there any hope????

Help!!

he is exactly like buster from a previous comment, except his name is baxter...at 5 months, he is very timid and goes crazy when anyone comes to the door or if he hears anyone walking past...

while at the dog park, if someone comes into the park after we are arrive, he will go up to them (the owners not the dogs) and bark like crazy...

i think he is over compensating as he is quite timid and scared of people, but i am at a loss as to how i can help him relax with people and stop the crazy barking...

We have 2 Puggles. Rescued as puppies 4 years ago. Happy and Healthy Brother & sister "Duke & Daisy". We love them to so much. But we are tired when they bark at everything thats going on the whole block. They are loud and sound like they are in agony or furious. After 4 years of trying everything we thought of, we get still nothing. I have tried the 'looking'. Duke looks at me and hushes, but Daisy stairs at me and just keeps barking, as if to say; "but their is something down the street"; "but their is something down the street" - Over and over again. Sounding almost defiant. Duke looks at her and she hushes, but not always. Duke looks at us and obeys. How can we get her to obey? We want them to confine their barking to only thing on our property. Not on the 'Walk route'. How do we stop both of them from Barking at everything on the block?
Please help us be good neighbor.

my dog buster is a mini daschund he barks like crazy when he hears a knock,people walking,talking and i need your help!!! and hes lazy we sometimes have to carry him out side and i really need your HELPPppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

from shelley,kendra nichols

We have a chihuahua dotson mix. She is fine at home but on a walk she'll bark at everybody. We took her to a dog training class but all she wants to do is bark at all the other dogs. When i tired to pull her back from barking she tried to bit me. I gave her plenty of exercise before the class but the exact same thing happened even with all the exercise. She was the only one in the class of about 10 that kept barking. Eventually we have to stop going. The trainer said we need to get a muzzle for her. She's about 6-7 months old.

any ideas would be great.
Thanks
Thomas

our old girl did the same, bark all the time and we couldn't figure out why.anyway we figured she had to be in pain so took her to the vet.we knew she was riddled with arthritis and put it down to that alas it wasn't just that, her nerves had gone in her back and her back legs were going.we had no choice we had to let her go we couldn't let her suffer anymore.so take your dog to be checked they maybe in terrible pain.

My 2 yr old pug has a problem with barking when I let him outside. I have tried increasing his exercise and correct him when we are with him. The problem is he likes to bark when we let him out by himself. If we even sit on the porch he won’t bark. It’s like he knows we aren’t around so he can get away with it. Any thoughts. I have one neighbor who has complained. When the weathers nice we don’t mind going out with him but when its freezing out I would like to be able to let him out without disturbing the neighbors. Does anybody have any thoughts?

Hello All,
I have some of the same problems with my 2 year old Maltese. She is so sweet and a perfect little girl in the house. Except, when she sees a dog on the TV, she runs up and barks at them and lately it has gotten to the point she now starts to growl and bark at ANY animal on the TV. But, the real problem is when she goes for her potty walk. As soon as she gets out the door she does a bark as if to say, I am out here world. Then, if she sees any other dog being walked or even people w/ no dogs, she barks at them. She will bark and then look right at me, I give her this bad look and hold up my finger. She quiets, but then looks at the direction of the object again and barks. I have said, "No Bark" and she stops, but looks away and still barks. I bought the electric shock collar and now, it doesnt even phase her anymore. She is so defiant. Help!!

My little shih tzu has just turned 1, his name is Ace. I have just purchased our first home. After getting used to his new place, i've noticed that he's developed new habbits. Our backyard is pretty big with a front of trees, and now finds it neccessary to keep a watch out threw the front windows and back sliding patio door for the squirrels all day long till it gets too dark for him to see.
It starts out cute, laying there at 6am watching the sunrise, then it turns to a whine until they get closer then it turns to jumping and full out barking. i bet he would rip one apart if he got ahold of it, even though they are the same size. sometimes he stops when i say hush, but he only stops for a good few minutes then he's back at it again. same with anyother command. During days i'm sick home from work i tape up cardboard over the windows so i can sleep during the day. I'm running out of options, and have considered tinting the windows so he cant see out.

HELP

Hello. I hope that someone can give me some advice on what to do. About a year ago, I offered a friend of the family (Bob) the option of staying in a spare bedroom when he landed a new job in the area. It was supposed to be a short term solution until he could get settled. Shortly after moving in, he asked if he could get a dog -- I already have a male mini dachshund (Riley) and a cat. I told him that as long as he got a female dog and Riley met her first and they got along, it would be okay.

Well, found a rescued male Pomeranian (Ursoc) right away and decided to adopt him before consulting with me. In general, Ursoc is a sweet dog -- as long as he is the center of attention. I work from home and am at my computer the majority of the day so I don't have a lot of time to train or work with Ursoc.

At first, Ursoc would lay down next to my legs just like Riley. However, as time went by, Ursoc began to get more comfortable in the house and started roaming around more and marking or pooping in the house. I tried confining him to just the room I was in, but he continued getting into trouble -- chewing up items, marking, constantly wanting to go outside.

I finally told Bob that in the morning, when he left he would need to pen up Ursoc in the kitchen (put a barrier up that would keep him in the kitchen area) where he would have access to the doggie door and water. Then the incessant barking started (it will go on constantly for hours), but only when Bob was not physically around. If I put Riley downstairs in the fenced area with Ursoc, then the barking stops. I feel that it's not fair to make Riley stay downstairs with Ursoc just to shut him up. I've asked Bob to figure out what to do, but his comment is that Ursoc doesn't bark when he's around so how is he supposed to do anything.

I've tried to be calm assertive, but I must fail at it. Any suggestions, besides the obvious one of having Bob and Ursoc move out?

Dear Cesar,
I am at the end of my rope and having a problem keeping my emotions in check when it comes to our dogs excessive barking. We have 2 female puggles, Baily is our oldest at 3 and Jada is 1. Bialy has always been a barker, however it became a real problem when we got Jada. Taking the dogs on a walk in our nieghborhood is quite embarrassing. Baily will bark excessively, pull, and leap at other dogs. When inside our home the barking becomes insanely worse. Baily barks literally at everything. She charges the window whenever the nieghbors pull in and out of thier driveways or are just in thier yards,she barks at cars comming down the street. She will even bark at common noises in the house such as; a closet door opening or the furnace kicking on. The worst is when she will randomly charge and bark at absolutely nothing. Cesar I run an in-home daycare and have parents and children comming in thruoghout the morning and afternoon Baily is relentless in her barking during this time I do not want to loose client because she bombards them with her excessive barking and jumping up on them. Jada our youngest puggle is also learning this behavior.I have tried remote collars and devices that sound when they bark with no prevail. I have tried to claim the window,door, and people. I'm doing something wrong. Can you help?

Hi
Can you please help me i have rescured 2 calvarliers 1 bitch 6 months and 1 dog 11months the problem is when we take them out for walks the dog will bark at other dogs and even horses I have tried to take him near the dogs and he then wants to play but if the dog is the other side of road he batks as if he is being hurt. I need your help

I have a 2yr old mini pin that barks at friends who come over, when the the door knock or even if you knock on the wall right in front of her. We are getting a puggle in a couple days and want to train him the correct way but I dont want are mini pins behaviors to rub off on him. Any recommendations on the mini pin and training are new puppy?