To stop this, a simple communication pattern has evolved. A wolf puppy or adolescent who barks at an inappropriate time can alert potential prey that the pack is near, or attract the attention of other, larger predators. In the safety of the den area there is little harm in such noise however, as the puppies grow older and begin to accompany the adults on hunts, such barking becomes counterproductive. Wild canines, such as wolves, do not bark much as adults but they do bark as puppies. Furthermore, these "corrections" only provide a short-term solution to a problem that is easily solved if you understand canine communication patterns. Aggressive responses to communications that were meant to be helpful are bound to damage future relationships between the person and the dog. Imagine what goes through the dog's mind when his act of devotion is met by violence. Usually he is warning his loved ones that he senses danger or something else that requires action. The dog is barking to communicate something that he feels is relevant to the pack.
To try to stop barking you must first understand what it means. Even when they do work, such methods tend to be harsh and can damage the relationship between dog and master. Sometimes these work, but more often they don't. They range from staring directly into the dog's eyes in a threatening manner and shaking the dog to methods involving water pistols and squirt bottles, lemon juice sprays, muzzles, adhesive tape, rolled magazines, rattle cans and electric collars. Many different techniques have been tried to stop dogs from barking. This clearly indicates that you agree that this is the right time to sound the alarm, so the dog moves his barking to an even higher level. Now you (who are supposed to be leader of his pack) come over and also bark. Think of it this way: the dog barks to signal a potential problem.
To a dog, loud, short words like "No!" "Shut up!" "Don't bark!" and so forth sound just like barks. The real problem here is that the dog's master does not understand the basics of dog language. The owner begins to frantically yell at the dog, "No! Stop that!" Instead of becoming quiet, the dog begins to bark even more excitedly, and his master must now escalate his actions, and may ultimately resort to physical violence against his pet to try to achieve some quiet.
How many times have you observed this scenario? A dog gets excited and starts to bark.
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