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Be a Good Neighbor PDF Print E-mail

Each year Larimer Animal Protection and Control receives hundreds of calls regarding barking dogs. Keeping your dog quiet is not only respectful to your neighbors it is the law. Officers respond to these calls and can even issue a summons in cases when the problem is not addressed. Your greatest defense against this disturbance is to educate yourself and your neighbors on how to modify undesirable barking behaviors.

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Squirt Bottle Training PDF Print E-mail
A stream of water in the face can be very shocking and unpleasant to a dog, just as it would be to us. Use a squirt bottle to train your dog that barking is not fun by squirting a stream at him while he is still barking. Timing is important so remember to use this technique while the dog is barking or immediately after so he can associate the two things. Once your dog is quiet and relaxed, praise him. As with any behavior and training method, it is always a good idea to consult a professional dog trainer for more information.
 
Citronella Bark Collar PDF Print E-mail

Obviously the squirt bottle technique only works when you are around to correct your dog. A citronella dog collar can continue the work for you when you are away. These collars immediately spray citronella oil into the dog’s face when he barks. The same association occurs with the collar as it does with the squirt bottle; the dog learns that barking solicits an unpleasant experience.

The Larimer Humane Society does not recommend shock bark collars or surgical debarking.

 
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