How to Use Lemon Juice to Get Your Dog to Quit Barking

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If your dog won’t stop barking, here’s a humane way to teach her to stop. It involves using lemon juice and persistence.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Step 1

If your dog is in a crate and barking, you need to take her out of the crate and tell her, “Quiet.” Don’t give her any positive attention, such as petting or hugging her. Simply take her out of the crate and tell her, “Quiet.”
Step 2

Take the lemon juice bottle and squirt it in the dog’s mouth.
Step 3

Put her back in her crate and shut the door.
Step 4

Leave the room.
Step 5

When she barks again, repeat steps 1 through 4 until the dog learns not to bark when you say, “Quiet.”