Puppy Barking All Of A Sudden

[Nahla + Teddy's Mum]

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted some opinions on my little Nahla barking all of a sudden a lot more than usual in the mornings and evenings.

Up until about a week ago it was the occasional bark when she heard a noise or something spooked her when she was outside but in the last week its becoming more frequent. She also has started barking inside for no apparent reason every morning, OH gets up at 5:30am for work so pups are awake and playing but she will run through the house barking and it is very loud and we have housemates so I'm starting to feel realy bad! I also am not sure if she barks all day when I am at work so relying on our neighbours to let us know if she is getting too vocal.

Both pups were de-sexed last week so I'm thinking it may be the lack of walks she is used too and socialisation causing this? Ted is not a barker at all and we hardly ever hear him but when we do if they are outside usually a quick "puppies inside" will stop them barking and come racing in or " ssssshhhhhh" and " no barking" but this hasnt been working as well lately.

Maybe its just a growing up phase thing she is gowing through but any advice or suggestions would be great! Would like to stop it before it becomes a bigger problem!

[Paul Bright]

First you need to find out what makes your puppy bark or the stimuli for her barking. Remove the stimuli if possible, that is the easiest way to stop your dog from barking. If not, train her not to bark.

Here is a good website that will teach you how to stop your dog from barking:

http://www.clickertraining.com/node/1125