Comments on: Why Does My Dog Bark So Much – And What Do Barks Mean?

By: Sue Empl

Sue Empl — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:40:27 +0000

I have a 16 month female Labrador, part American/part English, who has decided to start chewing the dry wall along a doorway. We have started leaving her out of her crate at night as she was behaving well and my husband is home during the day so again she is left out of her crate. He does take her outside to run and play when the weather permits. At night she becomes quite vocal and does not want to listen.

Can you advise me as to how to go about getting her to stop the barking, jumping and nipping at us? Also, what can I use on the doorframe to prevent further damage.

By: Marie Turner

Marie Turner — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:52:27 +0000

Our elderly lab has suddenly started barking when my partner leaves the room. He only has to leave the living room to go upstairs or to the bathroom and he starts to bark at me and its constant. My partner has to come down and tell him a bit sternly to stop it but he continues. I have bought him a kong with treats to try and entertain him and play with him but once i stop he starts again but i feel so sorry for him as he cannot get about like he used to due to his arthoritis and wondering what to do to help him with this. He is 14 and just started doing this in the past year. He has spent quite a lot if time with my partner due to his ill health and wonder if he is worried he is leaving him when he leaves the room. He never barks at night and hardly barks when we are both not there as we have asked our neighbour to let us know. Not sure what to do from here.

By: Marios

Marios — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:43:37 +0000

Our 6-month old lab Brandy barks at people with strollers, people taking out their trash on garbage day or people simply making noise shuffling their feet when walking in our quiet residential street. This is especially frustrating and embarrassing in the early-morning and late-evening hours when I am sure it is most bothersome to our neighbors.

How can we stop this behavior?

Thank you!

By: Diane Hearne

Diane Hearne — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 21:48:55 +0000

My black lab mix and our golden lab beagle mix run on our property and have been trained to come to a whistle. This has worked very well. The Black lab is going to be 2 in January and suddenly when they go out in the evening she barks ( black lab)continually and will not respond to the whistle or calling. The other dog comes back as usual. In fact she runs back and forth on the property and increases barking when called. This is a new behavior and I am at a loss as to what to do. Looking for suggestions on this one.

By: Pippa

Pippa — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:08:44 +0000

In reply to geoffrey powell. Very sorry for your loss Geoffrey. But glad you find the site interesting.

By: Pippa

Pippa — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:07:50 +0000

In reply to Geri pigerham. Hi Geri The first step in stopping this is to refuse to open the back door until the dog is quiet. Teaching a dog that being quiet get him the things he wants often spills over into all aspects of his life so that he is quieter generally.

By: Geri pigerham

Geri pigerham — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:51:40 +0000

My choccie Rolo starts barking before I get chance to open the back door. He then runs up the garden barking. He will then stop dead and look around as if to say what was I barking at. He always barks at pigeons he absolutely hates them. I find his barking very frustrating as we have neighbours who don’t have dogs who must be as fed up as I am. We have paddocks and arable land at the end of our garden he cannot get up there as it’s fenced off for our veggie patch. We are at our wits end at what to do with him.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:58:58 +0000

my lab is a very good barker, if she barks there is a reason, company is coming, another dog , critters at night,. she is a wonderful pet, loves little children and attention. there are times if she dosent get her way–she will slam herself down on the floor.she is only seven years old and is already going down in her hips. all i can do now is keep her out of pain with pets pain meds and joint health for dogs. i read the about when to let you lab go—so sad but i know the time will be soon,. love this website.

By: Kim Rogers

Kim Rogers — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:34:39 +0000

We have 4 Labs, Dad, Mom and Son and Daughter.
They bark each time they have a thought. We live outside city limits by quite a bit, so no one cares. They will stop if you tell them too, and they are so stinkin’ cute! Love these articles.

By: geoffrey powell

geoffrey powell — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:31:06 +0000

From Geoffrey,
I think this is the most interesting site I have encounted , lots of info ,I would NEVER un-subscribe Thank you all.. Recently lost my adorable Alfie 13 , I know I will never get over it and my health has been badly affected, but looking at this site helps me a great deal..I am 75 and agile but I would be comparing another dog and it HAS to be a Labrador .. Thank you all for a wonderful site as it has informed me more than my own vet what was wrong.. Bye broken hearted like a lot more animal lovers……..