Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
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Step 1
Hold a particular toy, such as a ball or squeak toy that causes your dog to bark. Give the command BARK or SPEAK.
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Step 2
When your dog barks say, GOOD.
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Step 3
Give him the toy or food as a reward and praise him.
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Step 4
Repeat steps 1 through 3 until your dog understands the command to bark.
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Step 5
When your dog understands the command, command him to bark.
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Step 6
After three barks say, QUIET or SILENCE or any other word(s) to command him not to bark. Praise and reward him with the toy.
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Step 7
Repeat steps 5 and 6 until he understands the command.
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Step 8
Instead of using a toy, have someone knock on the door and repeat steps 2 through 7, rewarding him with praise and affection when he succeeds.
Comments
babydollmom13 said
on 9/11/2008 i have tried the food and toy and knocking on the door to get my dog to bark. it hasnt worked. i have been trying for 4 months and i dont even get a whine out of her. also she is a pitbull. a very lazy one at that.
DaContaminator said
on 8/12/2008 My dog, now over a year old, was very apt to learn all basic commands and is also very good at guarding the yard with all her barking at passerbys, but I never could get her to begin barking ((as in Speak)) so as to encourage her. Any ideas?
Sabrina71373 said
on 4/3/2008 I would love to be there to see the two of you barking up a storm. My German Shepherd, Jake, was a barker from day one. He sometimes mistakes Sit for Speak, so we have had to change both commands. You have to realize that you are not dealing with a human, they don't understand the vocabulary, just the movements and tones we use when saying the words. That is why it is helpful to use both physical and verbal commands. Sit is now Bottom. Speak is now Talk to Me. These sound nothing alike. They sound kinda crazy as commands, but it works for us. Also, when using verbal commands, it is important to say the word the same each time. Just like when you are programming your cellphone to dial mom ... when you say momma (changing the recorded voice) you might not get the response you were after. Oh, and if Mom does all the training, pup might not mind dad as well.
Sabrina71373 said
on 4/3/2008 I would love to be there to see the two of you barking up a storm. My German Shepherd, Jake, was a barker from day one. He sometimes mistakes Sit for Speak, so we have had to change both commands. You have to realize that you are not dealing with a human, they don't understand the vocabulary, just the movements and tones we use when saying the words. That is why it is helpful to use both physical and verbal commands. Sit is now Bottom. Speak is now Talk to Me. These sound nothing alike. They sound kinda crazy as commands, but it works for us. Also, when using verbal commands, it is important to say the word the same each time. Just like when you are programming your cellphone to dial mom ... when you say momma (changing the recorded voice) you might not get the response you were after. Oh, and if Mom does all the training, pup might not mind dad as well.
Sabrina71373 said
on 4/3/2008 I would love to be there to see the two of you barking up a storm. My German Shepherd, Jake, was a barker from day one. He sometimes mistakes Sit for Speak, so we have had to change both commands. You have to realize that you are not dealing with a human, they don't understand the vocabulary, just the movements and tones we use when saying the words. That is why it is helpful to use both physical and verbal commands. Sit is now Bottom. Speak is now Talk to Me. These sound nothing alike. They sound kinda crazy as commands, but it works for us. Also, when using verbal commands, it is important to say the word the same each time. Just like when you are programming your cellphone to dial mom ... when you say momma (changing the recorded voice) you might not get the response you were after. Oh, and if Mom does all the training, pup might not mind dad as well.