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Stop Barking Now - How To Train Your Yorkshire Terrier To Stop Barking

My Yorkshire terrier, Sarah, used to bark at every sound. Whether it was the sound of me turning on my computer or a truck passing by on the road below our house, she would begin to bark and just not stop.

 

She is three years old now, so I knew it was up to me to make it stop. The training I have used suggests comforting her when there is a loud noise, so I pick her up when there is something that scares her and this seems to work fairly well.

 

Yorkies will also bark when they are hungry, tired, or alone. I have other dogs, so she is rarely alone, except when I am giving her some one on one time away from the other dogs. I do this with each of them for about fifteen minutes each day, just as you would do when you have several children in your home.

 

In the beginning I would call her name loudly when she began to bark. This seemed to only make the problem worse, so now I just go over to her and sit down on the floor next to where she is. In a soft voice I talk to her about what is going on. Again, you will find that this is much like what you would do with a frightened child.

 

Over time your Yorkie will begin to understand and trust you to keep her safe and to meet her daily needs. Incessant barking is uncomfortable for everyone, so it must be stopped, or at least kept to a minimum. Training on a regular basis will work very well. I found this training program that was easy to implement and successful with stopping the incessant barking.

Finding A Solution To Dog Barking

This is a guest post by Jimmy Fisher.

Solving your dog barking can be one huge mystery that a dog owner will not find until their dog gets older. I know that for some people it might be easy as taking their dog to a different area than where they normally go and get them used to new noises, but for others it could be even more complicated. For those who have the more complicated dogs I found this great tip that helps me out more than anything else.

The tip that I would have is not getting rid of your dog because of their barking which some of my friends have done in the past, but it would be to take your dog to some form of training to find out if it is a behavior issue that can be corrected. Now this might end up costing you some money, but it is worth it if it ends up solving your dogs barking problems.

However, you will also want to do some research on the breed of your dog because some breeds have a tendency to bark more often than others. I know that for me one of my dog breeds actually ends up barking all the time at anything that was until he got trained, but my other dog without even being trained will just sit their and stare at the one that does bark all the time like he is crazy!

While the dog breed can help

Uncontrollable Barking

"My dog won't stop barking!" If this is a familiar phrase at your house with your yorkshire terrier, chihuahua, or other small, toy breed dog, you are not alone.