Updates On 29th Dec 2014
SPCA Singapore 
Dec 29, 2014 
NGOs, SPCA Singapore 
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SPCA Canine Education Tip:
Understanding Nuisance Barking Part 3: The Excited Barker
Heres a tip to help The Excited Barker:-
Your dog barks in excitement when you bring out its food bowl, when you get the leash, when you come home, when it sees another dog, etc. The solution is not to let your dog get what it wants while its barking. For instance, put the leash away until your dog is calm, then take out the leash. If it barks again, the leash disappears as well. When you come home, ignore your dogs excited barking and wait until it calms down before greeting it.
Punishing a dog for barking with inappropriate methods (e.g. aversive corrections) and equipment (e.g. training collars like choke chains, prong collars, anti-bark and shock collars), is often ineffective because youve only tried to stop the symptoms of the problem, but not solve the cause of it. At best, the dog will not learn anything. In the worst case, it can escalate the problem into something more serious. If youre not sure about what to do if your dog is barking excessively, please consult a qualified trainer or behaviourist to help you and your dog.
(Note: Dogs bark in a variety of situations – in excitement, in fear, to warn, in frustration, to guard, or it may have learned that barking results in something that it wants, e.g. attention. Barking is annoying because its loud, it can be prolonged and it can occur at any time of the day or night. The key to addressing nuisance barking is to find out what is causing the dog to bark and then removing the cause(s) of that barking. The aim is not to stop all barking for good, but to get the barking down to a level and intensity that you can live with.)
This tip is crafted by Dr Kang Nee, CPDT-KA, dog behaviourist and trainer at cheerfuldogs.com, SPCA’s dog training partner.
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