Territorial barking is another major cause of dogs barking at the door.
Train dog not to bark at garage door.
Pretend as if someone s at the door and go answer it.
Pretend you re answering the door.
Do not reward the barking by shouting.
There are of course several different ways you can go about this.
Training a dog not to bark early on is much easier than breaking the habit once your dog has developed it.
Make a real conversation during this mock situation words like.
Training your dog not to bark at the door consists of desensitizing him to the sound.
The hardest part about teaching a dog not to jump bark or break a stay position at the door is most people who visit love dogs.
One of the keys to this is to avoid ever reinforcing or rewarding barking in the first place.
You will now finally have a well trained barking canine pal.
Once he has the hang of it cut down on the frequency of treats and stop giving the command.
Have them enter and re enter the door 10 times so your dog gets lots of practice.
If your dog already barks at the doorbell your options depend on the behavior s intensity.
The good news is you can teach your pup not to behave in this manner.
Now here s one more way to train your dog not to bark at the door.
Dogs bark to defend their territory.
This video tutorial is for dogs who are friendly towards visitors coming into the hou.
The barking at the door will now have become a habit and he will not need a verbal command or the promise of food to bark at the door.
If your dog barks and you shout for quiet you are rewarding the barking with attention in your dog s mind.
Encourage friends to ignore your dog.
The next step is to have an understanding friend or family member come to the door.
Then your friends the ups and fedex drivers and the postman will be able to knock on the door without fear of being.
This video goes over how to train your dog to stop barking at the door.
Not to mention living in a complex increases the chances that someone will walk by your front door and therefore cause your dog to bark.
How s it going or hey how are you and if your dog starts barking then start repeating the first step.
After all for thousands of years humans have been selectively breeding dogs based off their ability to warn them if an intruder or dangerous animal is near.