Everyone enjoys a well-trained pet...especially its owners! Our wide selection of training aids will help make training easier for you and your pet so you can both enjoy a happy, stress-free life together. You may think you can do it on your own, but there's a right way and a wrong way to train. Starting out the r...
Everyone enjoys a well-trained pet...especially its owners! Our wide selection of training aids will help make training easier for you and your pet so you can both enjoy a happy, stress-free life together. You may think you can do it on your own, but there's a right way and a wrong way to train. Starting out the right way is much easier than trying to retrain after bad habits are already formed.
The first and most important step is to properly identify the cause. Barking is a perfectly normal behavior and dogs bark for many reasons. However, excessive or nuisance barking may be due to boredom or loneliness. For some dogs, it is a "learned" behavior, reinforced and rewarded with attention or treats that owners mistakenly think will pacify the dog. Determine the events that trigger nuisance barking and remedy the situation. If that is not feasible, a bark control device may be an option.