How to train a British Toy Snipe not to bark? Dogs barking sometimes bother their owners. If it is a detached house, that's fine. If you live in an apartment or other densely populated area, the dog's barking may cause conflicts between the owner and the neighbors.

1. The reasons why dogs bark.

Just like the literal meaning, barking refers to the behavior of a dog roaring when there is absolutely no need to bark and when the owner does not want it to roar. Barking is a normal behavior for dogs, but in human society, barking is often beyond the scope of human society. At this time, from a human perspective, we identify this kind of barking as barking and make it the object of correction. Then we should first think about why dogs bark?

1. Dissatisfied with desires and needs

Master, take care of me! Take me for a walk! Play with me!

　2. Separation anxiety

I am alone at home and have been chained in the yard.

　3. Fear

Calls, ringtones, thunder, unknown dogs, visitors, etc.

　4. Territorial awareness

Someone entered the dog’s territory and saw someone passing by outside the window.

5. Sickness

Pain somewhere in the body due to illness or injury.

　6. Cognitive impairment

As dogs age, their brains age.

7. Social promotion

Influenced by other dogs, they bark together.

2. Methods to correct the barking behavior of dogs

1. Eliminate the dog’s desires and dissatisfaction

The fundamental reason why dogs have needs is that their desires cannot be satisfied, which means they are dissatisfied with their desires. [Types of dogs’ desires: physiological desires, safety desires, and action desires. This will be followed by a special section for translation] Please confirm whether the necessary desires for the dog have been unfairly ignored. The unfairness mentioned here means that the dog's desires that must be satisfied cannot be satisfied because of the owner.

For dogs, nutritious food, fresh water, suitable environmental temperature, clean kennels, etc., are all necessary conditions for survival; in addition, walking, exploring, playing, socializing, and mental health There are also necessary desires at this level. If these needs of his can be met, the dog's barking behavior can generally be improved.

　2. Formatted training

Formatted training is a kind of basic training carried out to initialize the dog's state. Initialization here refers to looking at each other, sitting down and waiting.

Eat, walk, play,Touching, massaging, grooming, the owner's care and waiting for the dog. Before giving the dog these necessary stimulations, the dog should first be initialized. This is the basis of this training.

If you are giving your dog regular training every day, when the dog starts barking, just asking the dog to sit down may stop the dog’s problematic behavior. In other words, this kind of training will act as a "concentration drug" that can bring an overly excited dog back to reality in an instant.

　3. Negative weakening

Negative weakening refers to a training method based on conditioned reflexes that stops the behavior that is a reward for the dog, thereby reducing the frequency of its actions. Because some dogs, even if their needs have been met, continue to bark because they are willful or want to get attention from their owners. When correcting this kind of dog, the "temporary interruption" method that applies the principle of negative weakening can play a good role.

"Temporary interruption" refers to treating the dog as air within a certain period of time, stopping paying attention to the dog, not petting him, and not caring about him. For a willful dog, the owner's concern is a compliment to him. When the owner stops praising him, it will become a punishment. In order to improve the effect of this approach, it is a good choice to put the dog in a flight box, another room, or the owner to leave the room by himself.

　4. Positive weakening

Positive weakening refers to a conditioned reflex-based training method that reduces the frequency of problem behaviors by making dogs experience aversive stimuli. We recommend doing the negative weakening training described above before starting this step.

Specifically, we need to use the method of "surprise", which means "rather than causing pain, the main purpose of our punishment is to scare him." Scaring the dog into forcibly terminating his behavior is our goal. Frightening does not mean making the dog feel strong discomfort, but a method of punishment that stops the action because it is frightened. This is completely different from traditional punishment methods that cause dogs to feel painful. The focus of the former is to make him feel pain, and our approach is to frighten him into stopping the behavior. But at the same time, there are risks and things that need to be paid attention to when carrying out such a scare. If possible, try to discuss it with a clinical expert before proceeding.

Like people, dogs also need education. I believe that after your patient guidance, you will definitely get a gentle, well-educated gentleman dog!