Dog Training Tips - Excessive Barking (Part 4): How To Use A Water Gun To Quiet Your Dog

26 03 2008

If your dog is an excessive barker and literally keeping you and the neighbors up at night, you have the responsibility to take a little time and properly communicate to your dog that it is not okay to bark for no apparent reason. The key to such communication and effective dog training lies within a few simple techniques, one of which we will touch up on below.

The Water Gun Method
The water gun method is the most effective trick for training a large percentage of dogs. It is the easiest, and the most humane way of getting your point across. For an investment of just the few dollars, combined with a little imagination and some water, there can be quiet for you, peace or your neighbors, and a calm demeanor for your dog.

Remembering that dogs learn by associating their actions with pleasing or displeasing results, resolve to give your dog at least six to seven days of proper training for his excessive barking. In cases of these types of barking problems, it really does take about a week for your dog to “get the point”.

When your dog is guilty of excessive barking, calmly take your water gun and – with a big smile on your face – go to him and give him a shot right between the eyes, while at the same time giving loud verbal command such as “NO” or “OUT”.

Without saying another word, go back into the house and be ready to repeat this lesson. From now on your goal is to be consistent and have the attitude that whenever your dog barks, he is really asking you to come out and give him a squirt of water! These three simple steps is all you need to remember whenever your dog is barking for no reason:

1. Give one sudden squirt.
2. Shout a verbal command.
3. Repeat whenever you hear barking.

Do Not Underestimate Your Dog’s Intelligence
If you do not think that this simple method works, give it a few days. I guarantee that you will hear less and less excessive barking coming from your dog. Before you know it, he will come to the conclusion that you just don’t understand “dog talk” at all, and he will not want to continue being squirted in the face. Your dog is an intelligent creature that responds to repetition. In under a week, he will decide that he doesn’t like your little “game” and the barking will stop.

Your dog will understand that the best way to avoid being squirted from your silly water gun is to keep his mouth quiet. After five to six days of proper training in this regard, if your dog happens to forget his barking lesson, all it should take to put him back in place is to give the same shout command which accompanied the water gun sprays. However, no squirting will be necessary, as he will relate the shouting command to the feel of being squirted with water, and the barking will stop.

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4 responses to “Dog Training Tips - Excessive Barking (Part 4): How To Use A Water Gun To Quiet Your Dog”

3 04 2008
sookie (02:14:36) :

My dog is about 10 months old. She is a mix of golen retriever and german shepard. The past 2 months she won’t stop chewing things around the house. It could be anything. She has lots of toys and bones but it does npt satisfy her need to chew pillows,remotes,shoes or rip soft toys of hers. I can’t lock her up in a particular room because she will chew what ever is in that room. I have a baby gate and she jumps out as soon as I leave the house.
She is wonderful in everything else and listens and learns very well and quickly except chewing house items. Tell me what can I do and what may be bothering her.

Thank you

9 04 2008
admin (20:54:31) :

Hi sookie,

I wrote already a post about stopping your dog’s chewing problem.
You can find it by clicking here

I hope this will help.

Have a great time with your dog
Daniel

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