![]() Many dogs bark out of joy or impatience - like when you are just taking forever to put your shoes on before a walk. ![]() “I’m so excited (and I just can’t fight it)!” Eventually though, they’ll figure out that being quiet is a better way to get your attention. ![]() Once your pet has settled down, then provide the cuddle or treat you think they’re seeking.įor a while, your pooch may bark even more to get your attention. Give your dog the cold shoulder until the barking stops. To stop attention-seeking barking, the solution is simple (though putting it into practice takes patience). If your dog barks for attention and you respond by petting, feeding, or talking back, the dog will think, “It worked! Barking is good!” Most often, your dog is trying to communicate with you and expects some sort of response. You can also check out the Muzzle Training and Tips website and browse our articles, where we discussed many muzzle-related topics.It may not always seem this way to you, but when dogs bark, they do it for a reason. The first step to stopping inappropriate barking is to figure out what your dog is trying to tell you, and then react accordingly: If you want to learn more about muzzles, you can join amazing groups on Facebook, like Muzzle Up, Pup!, or follow The Muzzle Up Project. We recommend reaching out to a good trainer in your area to explore the reasons behind barking and address the cause of the problem instead of working around the symptoms. I know we all would love to find easy solutions for our problems, but buying a muzzle will not stop barking. If you want your dog to be comfortable and safe in the muzzle, it needs to provide pant room which leads us back to a dog barking while wearing a muzzle. These are the main reasons why using a tight muzzle is not recommended for longer than a few minutes. They can also not drink and can get stuck on something and strangle themself if you leave them unattended with a muzzle on. They can also start vomiting and suffocate with their mouth closed. ![]() The problem here is that dogs need to pant to cool down, which is not possible with a closed mouth. The answer is straightforward: if you want to use a muzzle to stop barking, you need to shut the dog’s mouth tightly with the muzzle. While a muzzle allowing a half pant might make barking less comfortable, it will not change the behavior. This is nothing unusual if you do a quick Google search, you will find many articles recommending no-bark muzzles while also quickly adding that dogs can still freely pant in these muzzles. How? One doesn’t need to be an expert in dogs to figure out that if a dog can open their mouth, they can also bark. To focus on one example, this product below promises to allow panting, but it also promises to stop barking. I can imagine this making sense from the SEO perspective since putting every relevant keyword in the description makes the product pop up in every search around muzzles, but if you stop to think about them, they don’t make sense. Most of the muzzles we see have so much random information on their product site and the packaging. I am amazed, though, that pet store employees and companies selling muzzles continue spreading dangerous misinformation making it even harder for a new dog owner to understand how they should be used. I am not surprised that an average dog owner doesn’t know much about muzzles before needing one for the first time because it is not easy to find good educational articles on the topic. Muzzling a dog is a topic that will need a lot more education until they are used appropriately in our society. Still, this time we are approaching from a different angle and wanted to address why a muzzle is not a solution (and shouldn’t be used) for barking. This article will relate to our other article discussing when and when not to use these grooming/textil muzzles.
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