Make a real conversation during this mock situation words like.
Train dog not to bark at garage door.
Now here s one more way to train your dog not to bark at the door.
The next step is to have an understanding friend or family member come to the door.
First let s break down the potential reasons why your dog is barking at your neighbors.
Have them enter and re enter the door 10 times so your dog gets lots of practice.
If your dog already barks at the doorbell your options depend on the behavior s intensity.
The hardest part about teaching a dog not to jump bark or break a stay position at the door is most people who visit love dogs.
Pretend you re answering the door.
Territorial barking is another major cause of dogs barking at the door.
Encourage friends to ignore your dog.
Once he has the hang of it cut down on the frequency of treats and stop giving the command.
Do not reward the barking by shouting.
If your dog barks and you shout for quiet you are rewarding the barking with attention in your dog s mind.
Teaching your dog to hush if he already barks.
There are of course several different ways you can go about this.
The barking at the door will now have become a habit and he will not need a verbal command or the promise of food to bark at the door.
Not to mention living in a complex increases the chances that someone will walk by your front door and therefore cause your dog to bark.
Dogs bark to defend their territory.
One of the keys to this is to avoid ever reinforcing or rewarding barking in the first place.
How s it going or hey how are you and if your dog starts barking then start repeating the first step.
So today i want to discuss a few ways to train your dog not to bark at the neighbors.
Pretend as if someone s at the door and go answer it.
This video goes over how to train your dog to stop barking at the door.
Then your friends the ups and fedex drivers and the postman will be able to knock on the door without fear of being.
After all for thousands of years humans have been selectively breeding dogs based off their ability to warn them if an intruder or dangerous animal is near.
You will now finally have a well trained barking canine pal.
The good news is you can teach your pup not to behave in this manner.