Citronella spray collars spray a burst of citronella into the face of a dog that barks.
Train dog not to bark at garage door.
Letting them continue to bark or even opening the doors or windows is rewarding them for the barking behavior.
We have also created a game to help stop your dog from barking whenever the doorbell rings.
Then get up and go to the.
Choose a sound word to stop dog barking at visitors.
First choose a word like silent quiet or hush that you.
Just sit patiently and wait for him to stop barking on his own.
You may add the cue bed or work toward the doorbell being the cue for the dog to go to the bed.
Dogs hate the smell of citronella and these can sometimes be effective as a last resort for getting your dog to stop barking at the door particularly when you are forced to leave your dog home alone.
Have your friend come up to the door and knock or ring the bell.
If possible when you dog barks at the neighbors bring them to another room and distract them.
Now let s move on to training your dog not to bark.
They know a reward is coming so they bark and stop in anticipation of the treat.
Reward dog for going to the bed.
If your dog already barks at the doorbell your options depend on the behavior s intensity.
When your pup starts barking ignore him.
Eventually invite a friend over to help proof this behavior.
Ring the doorbell or knock the door yourself.
While you are not home confine him in a crate or room that doesn t look out the windows right now barking at things out the window lets him practice the bad behavior over and over again and barking is a self rewarding behavior because of the arousing chemicals released in a dog s brain so once a dog starts he is naturally encouraged to.
The ignore the behavior method 1.
Once the dog will play the game with the family member or friend then go back to the door.
An easy way to train a dog with your condition not to bark is to have a free day and have a schedule.
Although i am not a training expert i feel that it is always important to understand what your dog s motivation is to choose the best way to train them away from the behavior.
Wait for the dog to bark ignore the bark.
How to stop dog from barking at door in 4 easy steps 1.
Have your dog come over to you and make him sit beside you.
Cue the bark mark and reward.
Let it spend a hour in a kennel or room alone and then spend thirty minutes with it.
I know it sounds weird but that s just the start.
Most dogs by this point are now only giving one or two barks after each cue.
Always remember to lavish the praise on the dog.
You can do it.
Have the family member play the game and see if they can get the dog to bark for them.
