If your dog will
not bark on command and does not even bark at strangers, he is not a good choice for a protection dog.
My pitbull won't bark on Command in the house or outside, but inside if in my apartment he will growl very nasty and bark so I reward him with praise good boy and a treat
Not exact matches
This will
not happen overnight, but by being consistent, you will teach your dog to stop
barking on your
command.
Doggie etiquette includes potty training,
not jumping up
on people,
not barking to excess, walking socialization with other animals and people, as well as obeying simple
commands.
However, a better understanding of how dogs learn clearly demonstrates that behaviors such as failure to obey a
command, excessive
barking, or pulling
on the leash, occur mainly because these behaviors have been inadvertently reinforced, and alternate, more appropriate behaviors have
not been implemented.
Teaching your dog to
bark (or speak)
on command is
not only a fun trick to perform for your friends, but by adding the QUIET
command to your dog's list of learned behaviors you might just find the solution to the excessive
barking problems.
It is
not a qualification your dog must have for the job, though, but if your dog does learn to
bark on command the rest of your training will go easier.
Do
not be angry if
barking on command is never part of your dog's repertoire!
In my experience teaching a dog to
bark on command can also cut down
on excessive
barking,
not sure why, but it does.
Real dogs
not only must be housetrained - most owners are aware of that need; they also must be taught
not to chew the furniture, taught
not to jump
on their owners, taught
not to play - bite, taught
not to bowl over the toddler, taught
not to dig holes in the yard, taught to come when they are called, taught
not to eat the homework or the woodwork, taught
not to swipe food off the table, taught
not to growl at strangers or
bark at the mail carrier, taught to walk
on a leash without dragging their owner down the block, taught to allow their toenails to be cut and their coats to be groomed without biting the groomer, taught
not to shred feather pillows and down comforters, taught
not to steal the baby's toys, taught
not to growl at their owner's mother - in - law, taught to sit, stay, and to lay down when and where the owner tells them to, and to wait there until the owner says they may get up (absolutely essential
commands for the dog's own safety), taught
not to escape out the front door or out of the yard or out of the car when the owner looks away for just a second... all of these things and many more are
not «natural» canine behaviors; they must be taught by owners who are willing to spend the time and the effort doing so.
She crates easily, although we are still working
on the
command word, and does
not whine or
bark one single bit.
But no one loves a puppy that is having regular potty accidents in the home, or is
not listening to
commands,
barking incessantly for attention or out of anxiety, nibbling
on your fingers or furniture, or refusing to walk
on the leash.
Some of the behaviors that make up SDS include jumping (
on their owners,
on others and
on other dogs), growling at other people or dogs,
not listening to
commands, acting nervous or even neurotic, constant or frequent
barking, lunging, snapping, or nipping, demanding attention (affection, treats), etc..
Google Home doesn't currently support all the service that Harmony does, so now with the two services integrating, you can
bark voice
commands such as «Ok, Google, ask Harmony to turn
on my good morning activity».
After a tentative start, where third - party firms weren't entirely sure whether households would
bark out questions and
commands to an always - listening gadget, now there's been a steady flow of new features arriving
on Echo in the form of invisible firmware upgrades.