Why Can't I Use Intimidation To Get My Dog To Stop Barking?

For some people, instead of trying to ignore their dog's barking, they'll do the opposite, and try to intimidate their dog, either by raising their voice, using a spray bottle, or god forbid, a can of pennies, to get them to stop.

And in their mind, they may think, "I don't like doing this, but this situation sucks, and at least I'm not causing physical pain to my dog."

But for a lot of dogs, this doesn't seem to work (or work well), causing people to ask the question, "my dog seems VERY attuned to my tone of voice and my body language, so why don't they put 2 and 2 together and realize that every time they bark, I lose it, and eventually understand that I don't want them to do that anymore?"

On the latest episode of The Family Pupz Podcast, we asked the founder of Positive Partners Dog Training LLC, Brianne Harris, this question, and her analogy with a smoke alarm in the house really helped us re-contextualize what is happening when we try to intimidate the bark away.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.familypupz.com/the-family...

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