How do i teach my dog to bark on command?

Question

I have a lab and she hardly ever barks, the only thing she ever barks (and rarely) is a cat. It would be useful to teach her how to bark when someone rings the doorbell for example. I've tried looking on line for 'how 2s' but they all need your dog to bark regulary so u can use a command tha they gradually begin to associate with barking. Anyone got any ideas?? much appreciated

Answer 1

This is how I teach my dogs to "speak", they all have to for the competition work we do.



1. find something your dog REALLY likes. It needs to be something he will get REALLY frustrated about if you withhold it from him. So make it his favorite food, toy or even you running away if he couldn't follow you. Be creative.



2. Tie him up and tease him with it (we'll call it a toy).



3. As soon as he gives the slightest muffled whisper of a bark throw him the toy.



4. Do this 2/3 times but don't over do it in any session (you don't want to bore him) then gradually develop it by waiting for a slightly louder bark.



5. Once you have a good solid bark put your word to it AS HE BARKS and throw him the toy.



6. When the association of the word is established ask for a bark on command and if he fully understands he will bark for you.



7. Develope it further by waiting for a few barks before he gets his reward.



8. Teach him "quiet" as once you turn him on you will want to be able to turn him off!!



I hope this helps

Answer 2

You can't really teach a behaviour that your dog never displays.. as the most successful way of introducing a new command is to reward the behaviour when it happens naturally..



A lot of labs are pretty quiet, so you may well never manage to teach this - how about getting one of those doorbells that barks when pressed?!! You never know, this might get the desired reaction from your dog.. and then you can begin to teach the command.



Or.. if she'll react to a cat miaow, try finding a recording of this, and playing it until she barks...



You have to find a way of encouraging her to bark, before you can even think of shaping the behaviour to a command. It may be that with a quiet dog, this just isn't going to happen.

Answer 3

I taught my terrier mix how to bark when she was 9 years old. It's actually pretty easy. People thought I was crazy when I said I was teaching the dog to bark....don't give up!



Get a few treats ready. Ask your dog if he wants a treat -- show him the treat and say speak (or bark or whatever command you want the dog to know) - the dog will first look at you like you are crazy (mine did!). Keep showing the treat and saying speak (the command) - the dog will get excited and finally bark. As soon as he barks give him the treat and praise the daylights out of him.



Do this several times and the dog will have speak/bark down. It took my terrier about a month to not only learn speak but I got her to start "telling me" what she wanted. She would look at me like she wanted something and I would say "tell me" and she would bark and run to whatever it was she wanted.



Have fun and good luck!

Answer 4

When your Lab barks, say, "Speak" or a command that you want him/her to. Then, Give him the reward as soon as he/she barks. Use a lot of praise, & reward for these exercises. The dog will remember the commands and will obey them as you want him/her. Sometimes dogs get wind up by barking a lot. So, the command you should always teach is "quiet" or pick a command that you would like to use. Remember reward the dog when it speak, or quiet. If the dog won't be quiet wait 2 to 3 seconds. Say the his/her name then command only once. I hope this helps you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

lol..

tick him off..

i have a 6week old lab aswell.. HIS GORGEOUS.

he gets ticked off wen i give him a snack or dried pig ears then i take it away... he goes crazy and barks like hell..its cute but frustrating to them .. i did everything2get his voice out those first few days..ilove himmm..