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How To Use A Dog Whistle To Stop Biting

The doorbell rings or a family is walking past your house and the barking begins. Sound familiar? A common problem that many dog owners need to deal with is excessive or inappropriate barking from the new house addition. Not only can this type of behavior quickly become a habit, but it can disrupt and interfere with family life, your neighbors’ peace of mind, and even your dog’s mental health. While it’s entirely normal for a dog to bark, more frequent barking can sometimes indicate underlying issues. Can you use a dog whistle to put an end to unnecessary barking quickly? Let’s find out!

Defining Your Dogs Barking

First, you want to determine what’s triggering your dog’s frequent barking. Patience and careful observation may be needed to find the source of a dog’s desire to bark loudly and consistently. Sometimes the dog’s focus on an object of his frustration needs to be broken. For some dogs, a new treat puzzle or squeaky toy may be enough to interrupt a dog’s barking cycle. However, other dogs may require a more intensely directed audible noise to create an associative distraction. That’s where using a dog whistle can help you divert your dog’s attention to promote healthier, less noisy behaviors. A dog whistle emits a sound between 23 and 46 kHz, making the high-pitched sound unpleasant for your dog’s ears, which makes dog whistles a potentially ideal way to manage your dog’s barking habits.

Getting Started

It’s always best to identify the source of your dog’s barking, such as a doorbell ringing or a person walking past the front of your house. Have a silent dog whistle ready that only dogs can hear or a regular whistle should work just as well for these training exercises. Be sure to have plenty of treats in your pocket, so you can teach your dog can associate not barking with a tasty treat.

Some Barking Is Natural

It’s natural for dogs to bark as a way of greeting other animals and people, as a way to express fear and to protect their territory. So, you shouldn’t expect your dog to stop their natural barking inclinations — teach them when it’s inappropriate to bark and to follow your commands. Never yell or physically punish your dog when they bark — it won’t stop the problem and may only build fear and mistrust.

A barking dog can be annoying for owners and neighbors, but there’s usually something behind the bark that should be addressed and resolved. If your dog is barking suddenly for no apparent reason, and you find it difficult to calm down, get your vet to check your dog to ensure there are no underlying health issues.

Training Your Dog Not To Bark

If you’ve tried to train your dog without getting anywhere, consider getting a trainer to do it for you. Dogs who understand your expectations and know how to follow simple commands are more likely to respond to your instructions.

Playing With Your Dog Helps

Dogs who’re well-exercised are less likely to bark excessively, especially because of boredom, loneliness or separation anxiety. By playing and walking your dog. If your dog is home alone for long stretches of time, consider hiring a local dog walker or neighbor to check on them and interact with them at some point during the day. This is more important if your dog is outside throughout the day, and your dog’s barking is noticed by and complained about by next-door neighbors.

Using The Whistle-Stop Method

Step 1
You can begin by initiating barking. If your dog doesn’t bark on his own, try triggering the barking. For example, have a neighbor or unfamiliar family member walk on the sidewalk in front of your home, or ring the doorbell.

Step 2
Blow the whistle as soon as your dog begins to bark. Just use one sharp blow, not repeated or lengthy whistles. The one abrupt sound should distract or surprise your dog, stopping them from barking.

Step 3
If your dog remains quiet, praise your dog. If your dog quiets down right away, then give them praise and a treat.

Step 4
Blow the whistle again If your dog doesn’t quiet down right away, blow the whistle once more to startle them and stop the barking. Once you notice that they’re listening to you and have stopped the noise, praise them and give them a treat.

Step 5
Repeat this procedure every time your dog starts any unwanted barking. Remember to always be consistent. Eventually, your dog will associate their excessive barking with the unpleasant sound of the whistle.

Is Your Neighbor’s Dog Barking?

Is your neighbor’s dog constantly barking? If your neighbor’s dog won’t stop barking, it can very easily go beyond a minor annoyance. A barking dog that doesn’t belong to you and is disrupting your sleep, or becoming a headache-inducing nuisance.

It can even cause your own dog to misbehave as the constant barking becomes a distraction. As a result, you may find your own dog feeling the need to respond to the barking.

So how do you stop your neighbor’s dog from constantly barking? Here are a few steps you should consider.

Using A Noise Emitter

Positive reinforcement is always the best way to train a dog, however, if your neighbor isn’t taking training seriously, it may fall on you to correct their dog’s barking behavior.

Using a silent dog whistle will make a noise that won’t disturb humans and won’t harm dogs, but the high frequency will annoy any dog who can hear it. So, this may not be a good idea if you own a dog.

If your neighbor’s dog starts to constantly bark, give the whistle a blow. At first, it may cause more barking, but if the dog eventually comes to associate their barking with the irritating whistle sound, they may eventually stop the annoying barking.

There are also high-frequency noise emitters that you can place outside your property. A noise emitter will respond to barking by emitting a noise similar to a dog whistle. Hopefully, this will correct the behavior.

Although this solution may work, there are some cases where it’s not always effective. Always be aware of other dogs who live near your property, as they could also be bothered by the noise, even if they aren’t the ones barking in the first place.

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