Stop dog from barking

Does your dog spend hours barking? Do you want to be able to relax on the weekend without having to listen to Rex barking up a storm every time someone walks by your house? That was my story for many a year until I read an article titled "How to Stop Dog from Barking." The whole point of the article was the importance of learning the antecedents that trigger your dog's barking spells. They proceeded to say that it's a good idea to learn about the antecedent of your dog's behavior. As an antecedent usually activates a behavior, for example, your dog barks at the sound of a knock on the door. Finding out what makes your dog bark can be a big help to teaching him to behave and be quiet. The pattern normally should happen this way: antecedent, conduct, consequence, good behavior, and a reward. It is important to do all these things in order if you are serious about teaching your dog to not bark too much.

An excellent way to find an antecedent is to keep note of when your dog usually starts up the barking and what was happening before the barking started. Note exactly what you think caused the barking and then see how long it takes him to calm down or stop. After doing this you will begin to notice when you are advancing in the training or if you're just going around in circles. You will know if you are doing the job right if you keep record of the minutes and seconds and each time these become less. Good dog owners/trainers write these things down to keep track of their results.

Overall "How to Stop Dog from Barking" was a very enlightening and insightful article and my hat is off to the author.