What are the reasons why dogs bark? Many of them we praise, strangers coming to the apartment, strange sounds during the night and dangers that we cannot feel. These forms of barking can be helpful and one of the reasons so many of us have dogs. But when your dog is barking all the time and for no apparent reason, it soon becomes a barking problem and it can soon get out of control.
Dogs can bark out of boredom and fear, this is a problem that can be addressed.
Boredom barking can be fixed by not leaving him cooped up in the house for long periods of time with nothing to keep him occupied. Leaving toys to last him all day will help keep him from getting bored, rawhide bones are good and will keep him busy for hours. The food balls are very good and make the dog work for them, this will also help to tire him out and keep him cooler and more relaxed.
Barking out of fear or anxiety is more serious and needs a different approach, there can be many causes for this and you will need to find out what your dog does not like before you can help him overcome his problem.
Fear can also lead to aggressive barking, such as when your dog barks at your neighbors through the fence, this can cause friction between you and your neighbors and if left unchecked it will only get worse. There are collars you can get to help and an aggressive dog training program will help cure the problem and keep it from getting worse.