For someone new to owning a dog being able to handle the excessively loud barking of a new puppy can take its toll and be quite an experience. The majority of new owners are not really ready to cope with the intense amounts of yelping and barking that a perfectly normal puppy will enter in to as soon as it arrives at its new home. Although usual sometimes the puppy will not even give the new owner the pleasure of a quiet night.

Reaction To Fear

One of its biggest hurdles to overcome in its young life will be to get over the fear of being alone. This does not mean being away from you when you leave the house but going "off the deep end" as soon as you isolate them from you i.e. going to a different room. Just remember when and where you got your puppy from. They are used to being surrounded by their brothers and sisters and having their mum there all the while.

How Do You Deal With The Barking Problem?

If you decide that you are going to go running to your puppy as soon as its starts to cry and/or bark then you are in affect training a reaction. Unfortunately what you are training and rewarding is the behavior of barking/crying and you end up with a spoiled dog. Alternatively you can jst leave your puppy until it cant physically bark

anymore, in which case the rest of your family will probably have something to say about it!!

Do you feel as if you are therefore in a no win situation? Well, don't panic I do have some useful tips on how to get your dog to stop barking:

No. 1. First thing you should try is to try and ignore your puppy's action(s) i.e. barking, if you can. Don't be tempted to keep shouted "quiet" are anything harsher as this will just scare him/her, the puppy will not want to then come near you, anxiety levels will increase and, you guessed it, the barking will increase.

No. 2. You can try using a "teaching lead". This is a product which will allow your puppy to be around you all the while whilst in the house. Using this type of tool will give your puppy some independence while keeping you close enough to not build anxiety.

No. 3. If, as invariably you will, you have to go out, try to ensure that you are not gone too long. I totally understand that on leaving the house you will want to cuddle your cute puppy and say goodbye but bewarned, this will only go towards creating stress within your new little friend as it will begin to associate this type of behavior with you about to leave the house. If you think about this it will make sense to you.

No. 4. There are various different training aids which can be used to quiten your puppy when barking. A quick jet of water, or a streaming spray can do the trick if used immediately when barking commences. Using a tin filled up with metallic objects can be used to make a startling noise if barking commences as you leave your puppy's side. It will probably make them jump and divert their attention from the action of barking.