Stop barking at the door - Dog Training

[@kikopup]

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[@lindas.martin2806]

Dog Training by Kikopup , good morning! Can you recommend which video to use for this situation? A friend comes over four days a week to take my four street rescue dogs, two at a time, for a walk in a grassy park. They all sense when he is near and go wild with joy. I have to put one on his transporter, the other I. The same room with the door closed and the remaining two bark and wiggle like crazy. The littlest one is the worst, she gets excited, jumps on one of the other dogs to excite her further. I Ray to eat them to wait on the patio and it has not worked so far. Please help! Thank you.

[@theonlinedogtrainerreview5747]

Excellent advice, this video was quite helpful.

[@yadusolparterre]

Holy cow. Never have I seen something so structured, explicit, logic and for explaining everything. Wish all teachers were like that. Mad respect to you.

[@kikopup]

Thanks!

[@jirigrym1533]

Update on Ace - I have gotten him involved in playing some of the games kzbin.infoUgkxECnmSvBSv_NGWx4_ChD73pF3NYZwI2F3 and I can see a difference in his confidence already! My other dog played along and he became intrigued - now its a daily part of our routine - about 3 times a day we do the shell game and the muffin tin game. I am so grateful for coming upon your training techniques!

[@gs2tab]

I've been sampling various dog trainers on KZbin and I have come to the conclusion that Emily's videos are technically the best. She structures the videos so well with explicit instructions, but unlike many other trainers, she also actually explains the logic and rationale behind the methods. So instead of just relying on step-by-step instructions to train specific behaviours, she also teaches in a way that viewers can learn the building blocks necessary to train other behaviours. She is a great ambassador of positive training methods. Does Emily have a book or a patreon account? I want to support her production of these KZbin videos.

[@robertmes4258]

GST2 S I bet you Emily would also knock your socks off in the sack

[@katharinavonheydekampf]

Hello, I am a dog behaviorist and I have watched many videos on here but I have to say I think you are fantastic!!! I love watching your videos. Thank you.

[@Smiles4lifepkn]

I love how you broke down the sessions for the person and the dog. This will help many!

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[@Kelly-lo6cz]

Perfect video for my 7 month old pup. Thanks!

[@GrahamOrm]

Superb video. Thank you. We have a two yr old and have lived this battle for over a year. I’d seen this method elsewhere recently and was about to try it. Your presentation is just right. No frills, no intro, no happy clappy rubbish. Thanks again.

[@CamilleGG451]

Ah! Love the idea of knocking "in general" first on other surfaces! Great tip. Thanks as always 💕💕

[@schalkespringer]

Thank you for this video! I have multiple disabilities because of a degenerative disease and I have a helper dog who is also a guide/seizure alert dog, he has very extensive training and certification. We have flown internationally and he is an excellent working dog. He has show extreme courage to save my life in a terrible situation. He was originally trained to bark once with his distinct 'alert' bark at the door, to let me know someone was there. In the past year it has become a real problem of being extremely door sensitive- any door bell-like or knocking ike sound drives him into a fit and he ignores my commands- very, very out of character for him to not be obedient!! Now last night we had two friends over and he not only barked at the door he barked at them once inside. It's too much. He was friendly and getting petted by them but still barking. Finding this video is wonderful. Thank you for the step by step! Tomorrow the practicing starts!

[@mjturner6291]

schalkespringer I'm using this for my service dog too :))

[@noblewoofdogtraining]

Beautiful done! You are a master of breaking this stuff down for ANYONE to learn. Thank you SO MUCH for making a difference in the dog training world by offering this KZbin channel!

[@kikopup]

Thanks!

[@isaiah1ish]

Brandon mcmillan is the most gentle, thorough and effective dog i've ever encountered. My friend and i love the dog show and never miss it. So many times we've shed a tear of happiness just seeing a dog's life changed forever when proper training is applied and they go on to live their lives the way they should. I have brandon's book kzbin.infoUgkxK8-VQWpYThx4IC6MiIvb6VS1ebTzzdxq in two formats. Not only the paperback version but also the kindle version to refer to when i don't have the paperback along with me. I have used his methods with my cavalier kc spaniel and turned a non-disciplined furbaby into a companion who has traveled thousands of miles with us across the country. He is a near perfect dog thanks to brandon's methods. I don't get one cent of kickback for recommending brandon but i do it because i love dogs. They deserve to be given a chance. Brandon's mission in life - to rescue dogs and place them in a forever, happy home - is very dear to my heart. I recommend his methods to anyone who has a dog - young or old. I've seen him take even old dogs and teach them. Brandon was an animal trainer before his current mission. His parents were animal trainers. His methods are the best i've ever found. Your furbaby will thank you for spending the money on this book. Don't hesitate - it is worth every cent.

[@kikopup]

it really depends on the puppy- a behavior thats easy for one can be hard for another- like some puppies can automatically fetch when you throw a toy and others can take months to learn to want to do it

[@kirstyjarrett5220]

Love the fact you have broken these triggers down and made it more easily to follow steps for both Dog and owner....WIN WIN success ..Thank you

[@BethanyMeyerWebDeveloper]

It really only took one training session to get my GSD to stop barking at the door. It was so unbelievably simple. He used to howl and lose his mind every time someone walked by or even parked a car across the street. Now I can leave the blinds open and he calmly watches everyone go by. This technique works!

[@michellemartin6495]

I just found your KZbin channel a couple of days ago and I wish I’d found it sooner! Your videos are so well done and informative. Our pit mix loses her mind barking every time someone knocks on the door. I watched this video last night and started her training this morning. UPS just came by and knocked. Although she still barked this is the first time she looked to me, stopped her barking and took a treat. Now I’m confident we can get there. So thank you for that!

[@marshamaly7231]

Thank you so much sharing your knowledge! I just did one training session with 3-month-old Peanut this morning. When the plumber came over he didn't make a sound!

[@RedRosyify]

THANK YOU so much for the idea of recording the sound of the doorbell. Our doorbell is really loud and sharp and I had no idea where to start when teaching no barking.

[@kikopup]

Yes :) Its also embarrassing if you have neighbors. My clients in apartments tend to get a little embarrassed when we do the "fake greetings" and some neighbor comes up the stairs and sees us, knocking and ringing.

[@RedRosyify]

kikopup The front door is in fact three floors down for my house so I'm glad I don't have to do that part! It's just the doorbell that triggers a whole delightful choir of barking and howling.

[@runtosaurus]

This video is absolute gold. I feel like this gives me and my dog real hope. He goes absolutely berserk (fearful aggressive / reactive) at anyone coming near or into our house. I've been looking and looking online for help with this problem, and your explanation is by far the best I've ever seen. My dog is fearful reactive though, so I think it's going to be harder than if he were happy excited reactive. But luckily he's extremely food motivated, so there's still definitely hope. Thank you sooooo much for this video, I'll probably be watching it several times over the next few weeks. I know this won't be a quick fix (he's been practicing this behavior for years now), but this is so clear-cut and easy to follow, I know we'll make lots of progress.

[@k.f.9875]

Any progress? My dog has the same problem.

[@purplelizardtoes]

Your videos just plain kick-ass! Thanks for investing so much time and love for all us KZbinrs. Namaste!

[@ruthiepegs1]

Everything you say makes such good sense that I wonder why on earth I hadn't thought of doing it like that myself. As I watch you training I think to myself "yes, of course, that's exactly how to do it!" Thank you so much.

[@kikopup]

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[@leannescholand7497]

Great video. I'm so glad I found this. I was using the intimidation with water spray bottle and yelling, of course getting nowhere. This is so clear, step by step, very helpful. Thank you for this!

[@fearfuldogs]

You are fabulous to produce these vids Emily. Thanks once again for an informative and inspiring video to encourage people to use R+ methods to train their dogs. I'll be sharing it all over the place.

[@kikopup]

Thanks :)

[@catmintss]

This video is so incredibly helpful!!!! My dog was (is) exhibiting exactly the behavior shown in the beginning of this video. While I was watching, she even started barking when she heard "Hiiiii!" so now i know that it's also a trigger in addition to the other noises I already knew. I am so much more optimistic after watching this.

[@radovanstojanovic7056]

Kiko is so sweet!!! Thank you. I must show it to my friends that have the same problem!!! Their poodle also barks at the door!!!!!

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

I’m so glad this is free. Thank youuuuu

[@star50rider]

The best dog barking training video I've seen. I'm going to use this on my mothers dogs who all three bark incessently at the door and begin to howl even! So hard to hear and earpiercing as well! Thank you!

[@jessicacrowe9936]

I recently found your channel and I really appreciate how well and detailed you explain everything. I have a dog who reacts very similar to Kiko at the beginning of the video. Using your tips I have been able to successfully change his reaction to 'hello' and phone calls/ringtones, which is amazing! However, I live in a house where there is a workshop and we have people going back and forth between the two multiple times per day every weekend. He is set off by this and is rehearsing the bad behavior every time someone reenters the house. I am able to calm him during training sessions but I feel like I can never move forward because I cannot think of a good management method in the meantime. I don't want to leave him in a crate in the basement for hours a day. During the week he also reacts every time someone comes home from work. We have tried having him on leash or out in the yard when they arrive but he is so excited to see his loved ones he is barking like crazy. I am not sure how to make smaller steps for him to succeed. If you happen to see this any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@junemusikk]

This video is so good! My dog barks at anything! If she think she hears a noise, or somebody walks outside our house, and of course the worst one: when someone knocks at the door. I am really gonna try this!!

[@cryptowoods5728]

OMG thank you! My dogs braks at everything and nothing. Can not wait to try this out!

[@misscherryblossomm]

Love your video's I have a Chi & always come to you for help when she is having troubles. Barking at the door is my new training mission! Thanks so much you & your fur babies are amazing :) x

[@issyaddams8297]

I love this video, simple and to the point, thank you so much!!

[@ear1421]

This is was so helpful!! Thanks for putting what to do if your dog barks DURING training sessions!

[@VikingSingers]

Emily Olive Oyl Roberge yes that was incredibly helpful with my training!!

[@suhaylett]

Hi Emily, oh for the perfect household. I work at home so have clients come into the back area through a side gate (4 a day). My son's workshop is around the back and because of dogs being in there is a notice on the door to shout at the gate if no answer when the doorbell is used. We have an average of 4 callers for my son during the day or evening and about 4 to 5 deliveries for his work with different delivery firms and drivers. Bobby barks at all the triggers and it is impossible to prevent this enough times for the training to succeed. He used to be really scared of traffic and although he does not bark at the gate when cars pull in he does when the driver returns to the vehicle. I have done loads of feeding him at the gate when people leave but my son does not have the time to go out with everyone so he still gets the chance to bark if he happens to be in the yard when people leave. The video is great and will help some clients.

[@Worshipinsong]

You are amazing. Thank you so much for these training sessions.

[@theresamobley9900]

I have listened to you many times & learned a lot. I am just starting my journey as a trainer and am super excited. I have received my certification & working at the Shelter and my groomer. I look forward to utilizing your videos to help me along the way. I have two Shelties. thanks

[@makingasplash4rescue]

I love the way Splash is watching through the window

[@AquaGina]

You covered everything! I can't wait to try this. I was going to ask what if the dog barked during training, how often I should do this, but you covered it.. you are awesome.

[@VikingSingers]

Hi kikopup!! I've tried this with my German Husky (German Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix), and this definitely worked for me!! Today, when my boyfriend came home from work, my dog went straight to him and wagged his tail with no barking. I told him "Good boy!" and offered him a treat but he just looked at it and went back to my boyfriend to be pet!! I think that's a good sign? :) (*since he doesn't expect the treat anymore??) Thank you so much for this!!!! I'd love to see more videos from you!! I'm now learning to walk my dogs together!

[@burstingwithflavable]

your dog is adorable!!

[@vickigoodman1614]

You are awesome!! Thank you for this video. I noticed it was made in 2013. And, it is still as important for people to see as it was in 2013. Thank you SO much for sharing!! *hugs

[@kristyguy4577]

Wonderful- thanks for sharing. Beautiful to listen to & to watch. I really like your methods.

[@kikopup]

Oh thanks! :) I really appreciate you letting me know :)

[@kristint1576]

I can't wait to start this. My dog was in another room while i was watching this video and he kept barking at the triggers 🤣

[@kikopup]

Haha! When I was editing the video, my chihuahua barked at the video too! I actually just used this video to train her not to bark- made it much easier. Just played the video and fed her treats.

[@antainhuntingkennelsirelan8546]

Absolutely class!

[@kikopup]

Thanks!

[@daniolala]

4:44 that dog in the background looking like, "Yea, been there. Done that." 😂

[@riptide10x60]

Excellent video! I have a Malinois that triggers at the doorbell and knocking that I will try to train, BTW, I use tiny pieces of whole grain bread instead of expensive treats, he loves it and it's always readily available. Thanks.

[@kailimaimets8853]

Thank you so much for making this video!! I am excited to follow your training process.

[@Cttocs1]

Your dogs are doppelgangers to mine! I Have a Aussie, mut, and Chihuahua! :D -subscribed just cause of that

[@annikagroebner7534]

great video! I totally have this problem with my 2 Dachshunds. Will try to use your methods to desensitize them!

[@michaeldaugherty1274]

Love the videos and wish I could be this methodical about training. Anyways, we live in an apartment complex and our dog barks at hearing/seeing other dogs from our door. How would you suggest successfuly recreating this scenario for training?

[@aerbear24]

also thank you for always showing potential road bumps/trouble shooting and what to do!

[@stephanieweege5771]

Thank you! So complete and well explanined.

[@80monia]

You are AMAZING!!!! Thank you for all your videos; they are very helpful!

[@remmary100]

Your technique is amazing. I can't wait to try it on my three very vocal dogs. Thanks for sharing.

[@kikopup]

If you have other dogs that bark, record them barking, and then work on them not barking when they hear the recording of the barking. Im not sure if your dogs will want to bark at a recording, but a surprising number of clients dogs, just can't contain themselves, and the recording has to be played very softly at first. The awesome thing is that I did work on that with my Border Collie, so whenever another dog barks she NEVER barks.

[@kikopup]

emko333 If the dog is already not caring about the barking, you did a good job, and the next step is feeding your dog for real dogs barking. An easy solution is to walk in a neighborhood where the dogs are behind fences and you can create distance from them. But remember, dont just hang out and stress the other dogs out, its not fair on them. A lot of dogs sensitize to their neighbors dogs, so its better to first start out in a neutral neighborhood where your dog doesnt know the other dogs who are barking, then go back to the place where the other dogs he has sensitized to live (this is just for anyone who has that issue, i am not sure if that is your issue)

[@emko333]

thanks i found a trick i just put them in a different room so they don't see where the sound is coming from now the recording does cause them to react so i play 1 second then treat and repeat i will practice this until they can listen to the barking for minutes then i will try outside. Outside he wont bark unless i walk him to close to a barking dog, even people that move fast towards us, i did some training for that where i backed away to the point he would still listen and treat him for looking towards the dog. In backyard this worked very good for the quite neighbour dog now he doesnt start barking at it but the other neighbour dog barks a lot and im still trying to teach him to not to respond. your vidoes are very helpful thanks alot

[@michelletrottier797]

LMFAO your other dog inside watching and smiling made me laugh so hard !! ":D" love your vids.

[@crystali3375]

Thank you! I love your videos! I will try this with mine.

[@erinmorris1822]

This is my new favorite video. Starting now!

[@lindakordis9351]

Thank you, very helpful video!!! Now i know what to do!!!

[@sisukaslife]

I've enjoyed watching your videos...much appreciated for putting them out there!!!! You're a great inspiration for training without physical and physiological intimidation....I'll keep watching cheers to you Emily :) I'm going to try your training tips and philosophy on our two Chi's Tequila (Tikki) & Mojito (Mojo). Is this the best place to ask questions if I have any problems? I'm not anticipating any problems - your video's are very informative :) So thanks Emily from here down under in Oz 👍

[@rygards4544]

This video was great, thank you so much!

[@lesliekupkowski]

Thank you for this video! We have the problem of a LONG driveway, and Luke starts barking when a car is coming down the driveway, usually before we even know it's there! This makes it hard to set up a controlled scenario. Any thoughts? I so appreciate all your training videos, and YOU!!

[@kikopup]

Yiphatable1 They don't know what to do when outside, so you can give them "ideas" by reinforcing them highly. Have some nice cushy beds out there- perhaps inside kennels, and you can practice going outside and teaching them to go into the kennels and settle for treats. You can also before the guests come, take them on an extra long walk, and then feed them some amazing chews or raw bones etc (separate them somehow if they fight over food of course). What you are doing is teaching them being alone outside IS reinforcing, and you have reinforced certain behaviors that they will enjoy doing later- like going into the kennels and taking a nap- where if you don't reinforce any behaviors you want them to do- all they can think about is getting back inside to do the behaviors they find reinforcing- being hanging out with you guys. If your dogs are to stressed to eat when outside, it is most likely that your dogs have some anxiety about being away from you, you can work on this inside the house first before the final step of having them outside- by practicing baby gating the dogs off in another room, reinforcing them for settling on their beds, by tossing treats to them, or feeding them bully sticks or kongs. You can walk or train them before they go into the separation area to set them up for success. Another option, if your house is big enough, is having them in a room with two dog beds, and close the door when there are guests- incase the weather outside is not nice. (for some reason youtube wouldn't let me reply to your comment, just tag you)

[@Yiphatable1]

thank you for your reply. I do take them for a long walk/run before guest arrive and with one dog it works great, I give a a treat bone and he is fine for an hour or so. but my Border collie HAS to see me, it's fine with him is he is on leash while other people in the house, as long as he knows what I'm doing and where I am. otherwise he braks. and barks. and barks. btw, he is fine with me leaving the house, no anxiety at all. I read all you wrote, I will start with working with him at home. thank you

[@YoshEeve]

kikopup I have been having severe trouble with my dog and separation anxiety. he bites at anyones feet and barks relentlessly when they try to leave the house. As time has gone on, it only seems to get worse. I'm afraid that he'll progress to really biting someone. Do you have any advice? I love him to death and don't want anything to happen. he also barks and jumps whenever we return home. He's not phased by anything, and the only way i've been able to cope with it is to immediately send him outside when I come home. I currently have a pretty bad scratch on my hand from him getting so excited when I get home. HELP? :c

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[@terraglade]

Due to some family not taking care of him, ive taken over as caretaker for a GSD.. as a low energy person its been a very stressful time. Gonna give some of these exercises a go. Before now the biggest pet id owned was a hamster XD

[@kikopup]

Oh good luck. You can also put up a fence- the type they use for babies to keep the dog far from the door, and put on white noise and ask people to call you instead of knock and meet outside with the dog at a distance from them on leash to prevent barking

[@tigerlilly186]

Thank you for this video I got a 3/4 month Collie pup 3 days ago and she barks when she hears people outside the my apartment but in the building. Im going to try this technique hopefully it works!! :)

[@bethsherdell2413]

Well done!

[@kikopup]

Oh thanks! :)

[@littledoreen6481]

I love your training techniques! Thank you for all your wonderful and helpful lessons.one of the triggers for my dog is he seems to bark at the door when the TV or stereo is on. I believe he cannot differentiate where the sounds are coming from. I am not sure how to train him to stop this.

[@MrFabower77]

OMG Right now?! That was an amazing tutorial and thank you so much! Your presentation and overall platform use was amazing. The content as well was explained so simple and straight forward, yet had so subject matter. 5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Appreciative chihuahua owner of Papi Chulo

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks :) Most people get disappointed when they see how much training goes into it as they were hoping to do something that would magically make the problem go away.

[@ocaopreto]

I know this is totally variable according to each dog and training process, but just out of curiosity, how long did it take to accomplish the whole process with Kiko? :)

[@MatthewRayFlicks]

First of all-I love love love your videos!!! Thank you so much for sharing, your type of videos are exactly what I had been looking for! :) I have a bc/lab mix who is almost 5 and I have had him since about 4mo old. This may sound cliché, but he likes me best. Lol. Meaning, with he is not really interested in other people in general, doesnt like to be pet by others, etc. He will tolerate it but not enjoy it. Which is really not an issue until recently that I have children (2yrs and 9mo). I never never leave them alone together, so I am very confident that no harm can come to either, ever. The problem is, he growls at them when they head in his direction. Now that my 2yr old is more aware of things and herself, he has let her pet him with no growling (and my close supervision). How do I get this to stop? Do I just keep them separated until they are older? Or do the same as the doorbell, treat until it become a nice trigger?He does great with kids 5+, no growling issues at all. Thank you so much! :)

[@newdogtrainer5480]

Excellent video and very informative thanks!

[@katiehart8558]

I live in an apartment, and my dog barks when my neighbor stomps up our stairs, slams his door, and stomps through his hallway. I can definitely do the stairs part, and maybe the door part, but its going to be really hard to do the hallway part, and also to stop these things from happening between training sessions. Any suggestions on making that work?

[@ladychatelaine697]

Move to another apartment?? 🙄

[@stabhead7188]

"Stomps" of course you think he's in the wrong lol. I'm glad you at least sought out training.

[@kara8307]

Because it's so easy to move 🤦

[@anewbeginningquinn]

wow it must of been so funny to just say hi to no one for hours xD

[@jannettecortese8004]

Maudie Maude have a small dog 9weeks old barks when someone knocks at the door,he’s still a baby and can’t feed him so many treats,thx

[@karensinthedoghouse6189]

@@jannettecortese8004 Use his regular food and tiny tiny pieces

[@kimmobley333]

Thank you for sharing, great video.

[@nikkiabbott5333]

This is so awesome. Thank youi! My question: I dont mind my dog barking to alert me when someone is *actually at my door*. . Or when someone is walking around outside close to our apt. I appreciate her looking out for her space. But she barks at everything so I never know what is important or not

[@kikopup]

I suggest teaching her to not bark at all like in this video. And when something is out of the ordinary she will bark. I worked on not barking with my dogs in this way, and when someone was sneaking round my house to go in my back gate which is unusual there was a lot of barking from my dogs who dont bark when guests come over.

[@anninakolu9793]

thanks for you videos. These are easy to follow also to a beginner :)

[@chelseamurphy3880]

I know it varies from dog to dog, but how long do you keep your sessions typically? And How many sessions did you do for this particular behavior? I love all of your videos! I am just always curious about how long each behavior took and how fast you typically move.

[@katecourant4369]

Hi there :) I really like your videos and I have been trying to train my dog not to bark when someone knocks at our door. The thing is though by now I have trained my dog not to bark when I am knocking at the door myself. (its been 6 weeks since we started the random knocking training and him not barking when someone knocks at the front door is still a kind of an accident situation) It seems he knows exactly the difference between the “training situation” and “real visitors”. I just can’t figure out what it is that I’m doing wrong... We usually have lots of visitors, friends coming over, postman knocking at the door so it’s getting really annoying when our dog gets into his barking-spiral 100 times a day (white swiss shepard, even scares some people off when barking). We’ve had him from the beginning (now 1 year old), and he has never made any bad experience with anyone at the door ever. What would be a common mistake while training? How can I teach him not to bark when strangers knock at the door? Could you give me some advice?

[@alfredomendez4045]

This is awsome now I can show this to my cousins and friends wen they get over xcited about those noises

[@73cidalia]

Knocking on walls or doors inside the house within view of my dog does nothing. She only freaks out when someone knocks outside of the house, and her outburst is instantaneous. Doesn't even give me time to reward good behavior. :/

[@SimunSansa]

Work with someone willing and move gradually. If you trigger the behavior, you took too large a step. You can break it down as much as necessary and it's always smart to start small. As Emily said, setting them up for success. My dog is on the same path as Kiko, but far less gone. I managed to get him still while opening the door from the inside and outside. I've yet to work with a partner but it will look the same. Stay in sit while the person is opening from the inside, move gradually towards outside and extend the pauses between the events.

[@73cidalia]

Right now, I've got too many annoying people knocking on my door, unannounced, thereby triggering the behaviour before we've had a chance to improve. Might have to put a sign on the door threatening bodily harm if they knock, lol. Most people have my number and can text or call for me to answer the door.

[@katiespetproject9002]

This was genius! Thank you!

[@kikopup]

Thanks :) But it does take time! And by lowing stress in everyday life, it increases the likelyhood that your dog will learn faster to not just react to a sudden sound or entry (like you know, when your stressed, and the toaster popping makes you jump out of your skin). This video was filmed when I was staying at my exs parents place, so my dog was in a new place, with people constantly coming in and out of the door... and she wasnt sleeping as much as she used to... You can see she went on a downward spiral there. Funny thing is, after I made this video, all I had to do was play this tutorial video to her, cause all her triggers are in it and feed her treats for not barking.

[@chaitanyavns8329]

very nice video

[@heethertrudell7550]

Thanks!! I can't wait to try this with my pup :)

[@pyk1835]

Got distracted by how adorable Tug is...

[@kikopup]

awe glad you think so!!!

[@EvanKashvi]

You say to prevent the behavior during training but what if the dog barks at people who live in the house, even just coming out of their rooms??? I cant make other people stay in their rooms, or out of the house, or alert me to every move they're going to make beforehand, obviously lol. I'm at the end of my rope dealing with shrill, piercing barking, please help.

[@pedroalvesleonel1]

You are awesome!

[@bethburlingameford9610]

I thought you had a video on working with your dog when you exit through the door, but can't find it now... can you link it? Thanks!!! (PS LOVE your videos, thank you!!!! life saver!!

[@kikopup]

At the end of this one I do go out and knock? Is that what you mean? or door manners? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXvFoJSidpmin5Y

[@AnnainAwe]

👍🏼 this video is one of my favorite on the topic. However... 🤞🏼 I am hopeful to get some one on one customized advice of a similar nature. It is NOT possible to avoid all or even most of the triggering situations in our living situation. My service animal in training and I live in an RV. This is the best we can manage with our current financial circumstance. We managed by relocating every 24 hours to avoid being asked “go away and don’t come back”. Periodically, despite all our best efforts, we get a knock on the door. To complicate the matter even further, I have hearing loss in my right ear. If I am laying down on my left ear I literally cannot hear someone calling my name and most of the time I cannot hear knocking on the door either. I rely on my dogs hearing. All the same I would like to shape his behavior and the choices he has to choose from. I want his hearing assistance not his frenzied reactivity. Improvements have been made since Phoenix begin living with me 24/7 in the autumn of 2017 following the hospitalization of his former owner and his former owners eventual death. All the same I know it can get much much better with the right advice.

[@fluteplayervictoria4100]

This is really helpful!

[@sheem.2450]

Very useful! Thanks for the information! :)

[@janewatson1457]

Brilliant video thanks. I have exactly this issue. Watched the video 4 times. This morning training commenced. I have 3 min pins and it is a ripple effect. For me it's also a big issue with the letter box a huge trigger. I am working with each dog separately at what point can I work them together? If ever.☺️

[@MarianSchembari]

I freaking love this video! We've started doing this method with our dog and already see some improvements. However, you say that you have to prevent the stimuli from happening during the training process. Problem is, our dog barks at almost all foreign noises - people walking in the apartment above us, whenever the radiator kicks in, someone opening the building's front door, etc. I can't stop all those noises from happening so when we're not training and he can't see that it's me making the noises, he's going to bark. I think his issue is that he's startled or just uncertain what's making that noise. Any ideas? When he does bark at, say, the upstairs neighbor opening their door, what do I do? Do I keep treats on me at all times and try to predict it? What about when we're not home? I love the concept that you talk about (and I love all your videos!) but completely getting rid of all the stimuli isn't entirely realistic, at least with our dog.

[@Lorrrnah]

Hi! I see it's been two years since you posted this, but I was wondering if maybe you solved it somehow? My problem is similar to yours, though to a lesser degree. I was thinking maybe to start working on those things first (neighbors walking by, etc.)

[@sylvainvincent4389]

thanks !

[@mgoddette1]

This is great. I will try this.

[@rbc7497]

I took my puppy from a dog foster home about a year ago. I love him to bits; he has a great personality, and I feel that he loves our family so much, but he barks A LOT... So, leaving home is always a challenge for us. My wife and I were thinking about taking him to 'doggy school', but then again, it’s extremely expensive, and the nearest 'doggy school' is far away from us. Maybe you have some advice? THANK YOU!!!

[@brittawilson2872]

Love this video!

[@linzjan4276]

This video was great but I would love some guidance on how to deal with a dog barking as you leave or come back to the house

[@leanns295]

Gonna try this My dog is a Psycho... 😩 he has so much anxiety it’s literally unbearable to have people come over he goes nuts over any little sound he hears from people coming in and out of our apartment building.

[@callieloftus272]

how is he now?

[@emely1882]

I am getting a Chihuahua puppy and I know they bark a lot due to experience. I had a family dog who nobody trained and he barked at strangers or people he simply didn't like. This time however, I will be training my puppy before any bad habits start to form.

[@annieruss6598]

Another wonderful video Emily, I'll be sharing this one too.

[@sabrinaauswien9783]

Hi, I really love your videos, thank you for making them! But why does your little dog's tail ist tackled while training?