tigerlily46514
Honored Member
Some one asked me how i got my dog to "speak" on cue. There are lots of ways to do this, but this is what i did.
I will post this, as i am not sure if it is posted anywhere else,
BUT,
i want to post a strong warning, that others tried to warn me about as i set about to teach this trick,
but *i* did not listen
Here is the warning: Whatever you reward a dog for doing, there is a chance, that behavior could become more commonly done by your dog.
Rewarding barking is one of those things, for *some* dogs, helping them to become barkier dogs.
It happened that way to MY dog, and wow,
let me tell you,
teaching a dog the cue "shhh!" to stop barking,
is A LOT more work,
than teaching a dog to bark on cue.
Not all dogs become barky maniacs after being rewarded for barking, but, it's something to consider prior to teaching this cue.
Get a clicker and bag of small treats, and mull over one more time, if your dog might be the kind to become a barky maniac, and then begin:
This is a pretty easy trick for most dogs to get the idea.
.
I lured my dog to bark.
My dog always barked at the printer going off, every time.
So i said, "Wanna Beer?" and hit print,
and every time he barked, CLICK/TREAT and praise.
.
One could also ask whatever silly question you will use as a cue to bark,
then knock on your own door------your dog WILL most likely bark,
CLICK/TREAT and praise that bark. (interestingly, most dogs will still bark, even if they are watching you doing the knock from inside the door )
.
Or, you can even stand there, holding up treats or toys or doing things to elicit your dog to bark out of frustration, or excitement, and once the dog finally barks, CLICK/TREAT and praise that bark.
Overtime, probably several days, i eventually stopped hitting "print", and just stood by printer,
or you could stop knocking on your own door, and just stand by it,
and just give the silly question, "Fido, am i your favorite person?" or whatever you will be asking,
and Fido will bark now, when he hears that question, as he now associates THAT cue, with his barking.
then, you can begin to step away each lesson, from whatever you used as a trigger for the barks.
TIP: IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE USING A WHOLE QUESTION FOR HIS BARK CUE,
teach only the LAST word of the question. LIke, i taught my dog to bark to the word "BEER" not "wanna beer?" so that my dog won't bark til i finish the question, see?
Or, if you were going to teach your dog to bark to the question, " Fido, do you like the New York Jets?" you would only use the word "Jets" for his cue, otherwise, the dog will bark BEFORE you have finished the question.
so good luck.....
I will post this, as i am not sure if it is posted anywhere else,
BUT,
i want to post a strong warning, that others tried to warn me about as i set about to teach this trick,
but *i* did not listen
Here is the warning: Whatever you reward a dog for doing, there is a chance, that behavior could become more commonly done by your dog.
Rewarding barking is one of those things, for *some* dogs, helping them to become barkier dogs.
It happened that way to MY dog, and wow,
let me tell you,
teaching a dog the cue "shhh!" to stop barking,
is A LOT more work,
than teaching a dog to bark on cue.
Not all dogs become barky maniacs after being rewarded for barking, but, it's something to consider prior to teaching this cue.
Get a clicker and bag of small treats, and mull over one more time, if your dog might be the kind to become a barky maniac, and then begin:
This is a pretty easy trick for most dogs to get the idea.
.
I lured my dog to bark.
My dog always barked at the printer going off,
every time.So i said, "Wanna Beer?" and hit print,
and every time he barked, CLICK/TREAT and praise.
.
One could also ask whatever silly question you will use as a cue to bark,
then knock on your own door------your dog WILL most likely bark,
CLICK/TREAT and praise that bark. (interestingly, most dogs will still bark, even if they are watching you doing the knock from inside the door
).
Or, you can even stand there, holding up treats or toys or doing things to elicit your dog to bark out of frustration, or excitement, and once the dog finally barks, CLICK/TREAT and praise that bark.
Overtime, probably several days, i eventually stopped hitting "print", and just stood by printer,
or you could stop knocking on your own door, and just stand by it,
and just give the silly question, "Fido, am i your favorite person?" or whatever you will be asking,
and Fido will bark now, when he hears that question, as he now associates THAT cue, with his barking.
then, you can begin to step away each lesson, from whatever you used as a trigger for the barks.
TIP: IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE USING A WHOLE QUESTION FOR HIS BARK CUE,
teach only the LAST word of the question. LIke, i taught my dog to bark to the word "BEER" not "wanna beer?" so that my dog won't bark til i finish the question, see?
Or, if you were going to teach your dog to bark to the question, " Fido, do you like the New York Jets?" you would only use the word "Jets" for his cue, otherwise, the dog will bark BEFORE you have finished the question.
so good luck.....
... later on, when you post, "My dog is barking all the time, and driving my neighbors nuts, what can i do?" etc etc.
