Taking a noisy dog on a trip can be quite stressful and can drive anyone nuts. Whenever your dog sees something go past the window, he starts barking excessively, no matter what that object is. This can certainly drive anyone crazy!
Shouting at your dog to quiet him down is not effective at all. To your dog, your yelling is the same as his barking, therefore he is encouraged to bark even more. Yelling at your dog only adds to his excitement.
The good news is that with a little training and some patience, you can diminish your dog's incessant barking while in the car. Here are a few specific tips:
1. Be a role model. When choosing music, go with soft and soothing tunes. Avoid loud heavy metal. Although dogs can enjoy a huge variety of styles and genres, loud music can agitate them. When your dog gets excited, try to stay calm and cool. Comfort your dog by patting his head and gently stroking his fur, while talking to him in a soft voice. This will usually result in your dog wanting more of the attention, and forgetting about his excitement and constant barking.
2. Teach your dog to bark on command so you can then teach him to stop on command. You must figure out what triggers the barking so that you can trigger it yourself, then, just before initiating the offending noise, saying the name of the command. Repeat "speak, speak" just before you know your dog will bark. Praise him and give him a treat. Repeat several times a day until he understands that "speak" means bark. Now follow it with "Enough." Once he gets the idea that he must stop barking after the treat, you can begin to use "enough!" when he barks at real interruptions.
3. When driving somewhere with a small dog, use a crate. The create will help prevent your dog from seeing out the window which, in turn, will stop the crazy barking. Crates won't work for large dog's though. This would work best for small to medium sized dogs.
Shouting at your dog to quiet him down is not effective at all. To your dog, your yelling is the same as his barking, therefore he is encouraged to bark even more. Yelling at your dog only adds to his excitement.
The good news is that with a little training and some patience, you can diminish your dog's incessant barking while in the car. Here are a few specific tips:
1. Be a role model. When choosing music, go with soft and soothing tunes. Avoid loud heavy metal. Although dogs can enjoy a huge variety of styles and genres, loud music can agitate them. When your dog gets excited, try to stay calm and cool. Comfort your dog by patting his head and gently stroking his fur, while talking to him in a soft voice. This will usually result in your dog wanting more of the attention, and forgetting about his excitement and constant barking.
2. Teach your dog to bark on command so you can then teach him to stop on command. You must figure out what triggers the barking so that you can trigger it yourself, then, just before initiating the offending noise, saying the name of the command. Repeat "speak, speak" just before you know your dog will bark. Praise him and give him a treat. Repeat several times a day until he understands that "speak" means bark. Now follow it with "Enough." Once he gets the idea that he must stop barking after the treat, you can begin to use "enough!" when he barks at real interruptions.
3. When driving somewhere with a small dog, use a crate. The create will help prevent your dog from seeing out the window which, in turn, will stop the crazy barking. Crates won't work for large dog's though. This would work best for small to medium sized dogs.
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