[edge]

Hello guys,

As of now my puppy (7 months old) only barks in this one location where he hears an echo.

Now I want to teach him to bark on command. How should I go about this? Do you guys know of any tutorials I can check out?

What about teaching him to bark at the sight of something, is that possible?

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[amstafflady]

I taught our puppies to bark by saying the word, "speak" and then would bark like a dog. When they would bark back at me, even a little noise, I would treat. Crazy as it sounds, it worked every time for me.

 

[aus_staffy]

Yep I pretty much did exactly as above but with a little hand motion too. Now I don't have to say "speak" I just do the hand motion and they will bark. I think it took about 5 minutes for them to learn (if that).

 

[Rock Creek Kennels]

We have taught several of ours to speak on command. We even have one that will do 2 different ("pit bull" & and a "hound dog") bark on command. You may regret it though in the long run because they will bark everytime they want a treat.

But yes, everyone is correct about the training method. Treat the behavior you want over and over until they know what you want.