Keeping dogs in city apartments is a common occurrence, but very often it is associated with such a problem as barking. Dogs do not know how to bark quietly, for them it is a way of communication and an opportunity to warn an uninvited guest that his attempt to enter the house did not go unnoticed. Therefore, loudly barking dogs, especially at night, are able to wake up all neighbors. But even innate habits can be corrected through parenting.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, when purchasing a dog in an apartment as a companion, pay attention to the characteristics of the breed. Loud barking is a characteristic feature of those breeds that were originally intended for protection and hunting. Therefore, shepherd dogs, Dobermans, as well as terriers and dachshunds are famous for their "vociferous", and it is simply stupid to calm them down when they are just trying to get your attention. But English Bulldogs, Shar Pei, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, Basset Hounds, Labradors, Neapolitan Mastiffs, German and Danish Mastiffs, Porselens are distinguished by their “laconicism”, endurance and calmness.
Step 2
Take care of your dog's nervous system. To do this, you and yourself should control yourself, exclude outbursts of aggression in communication not only with her, but also with your loved ones. The dog should feel calm in the house so as not to start barking hysterically about every occasion.
Step 3
Since barking is a means of communication, a dog can bark when he hears the barking of other dogs or just extraneous noise in the yard or entrance. Provide noise isolation in the apartment, sometimes a good door can solve the problem of loud barking, even if your dog decides to show his vigilance. In addition, the protection against extraneous noise will also add peace of mind to your pet.
Step 4
But the main way to calm down a barking dog is constant educational work. At the same time, it is impossible to completely forbid the dog to bark, spanking it with a newspaper as soon as it gives a voice. Include a command such as "Quiet!" Into the arsenal of commands the dog can execute. At first, it can be combined with gentle pressure on the mouth or with "shock therapy" - a water spray that is activated during unwanted barking. A special anti-barking collar can help the dog understand what the owner wants from it. Its action is based on the fact that a sensor is triggered that responds to the vibration of the vocal cords. At this moment, a liquid begins to spray, which no dog likes - a solution with an extract from citrus fruits. Some collars use electrical discharges as a deterrent, but this method is not very humane.
Step 5
In the event that it is not possible to calm the barking dog in other ways, an operation is performed on the vocal cords. As a result, the volume of the dog's barking can be significantly reduced. Usually, such operations are performed in kennels, where a large number of dogs are bred and an individual approach to pets is excluded. But since in the case of keeping in an apartment such an approach is assumed, it is still better to use the other listed methods to calm the dog down.
