Episode #215 The BIGGEST Mistake People Make When Their Dog Barks

The Puppy Training Podcast

Baxter & Bella Puppy Training

Baxter & Bella Online Puppy School, New Puppy Tips, Dog Training, Puppy Training, New Puppy, Business, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Is your dog barking non-stop, and you find yourself yelling back—only to make things worse? You're not alone! Many people make the mistake of reacting instead of understanding why their dog is barking. In this episode, I’ll break down: ✅ Why dogs bark (it’s not just to annoy you!) ✅ Why yelling doesn’t work (it might actually make barking worse!) ✅ The different types of barking (alert barking, demand barking, anxiety barking, and more) ✅ The right way to stop barking using simple, effective ...

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0:00.0	I'm going to talk to you today about barking, why dogs do it, and how to change it without all of the yelling.
0:06.9	Welcome to the puppy training podcast. I'm Amy Jensen, founder of Baxter and Bella, the online puppy school.
0:14.3	Here we are all about helping you create the best possible experience raising a puppy. from training tips to practical tricks, all aimed
0:22.3	at fostering a happy, well-behaved dog who truly feels like part of the family. So if you are
0:28.8	ready to enjoy the journey and strengthen the bond with your dog, let's get started.
0:58.6	Hello, I'm so glad you're here. I hope you're having a good day. If you need a little help with barking, then you're in the right spot. I recently published a YouTube video on the biggest mistake people make with dogs barking. And I'm going to share that with you today. So enjoy this clip that's coming up. You're going to hear dogs barking in the background and some sound effects. So if you want to see the full video, you can find it on my YouTube channel at Baxter and Bella. When we yell, we think we're telling
1:03.8	our dog to stop, but they're thinking she's joining in on the fun. So instead of yelling at your dog, let's figure out why they're barking and then work
1:12.2	to fix it right away.
1:13.6	First of all, let's talk about why dogs bark.
1:15.5	I promise you they're not doing it just to annoy you.
1:18.3	They're actually trying to communicate.
1:20.3	There are five main types of barking.
1:22.4	The first one is alert barking.
1:23.8	Maybe my dog sees somebody out in my yard or they sent somebody's at the door and they
1:28.3	want to alert me that someone's here. The second is demand barking. Maybe Baxter wants another treat
1:34.0	and I'm not giving it to him fast enough or he wants me to play with him and I'm busy doing emails.
1:39.1	He might bark at me to say, hey, I want to play. So that's demand barking. Another one might be fear or anxiety barking.
1:45.7	So if my dog's fearful of something, maybe we're out on a walk and little Bella sees or here's a
1:49.7	big scary truck or a garbage can or something that startles her and she barks at it out of fear.
1:55.4	Another one would be a boredom barking. So sometimes my dogs get bored. Maybe one is wanting to play and the other
2:02.6	one's doing this, right? So one of the dogs might start to bark at the other dog to say, hey, let's go
2:07.1	play. I want to have a good time. And the fifth one is frustration barking. So maybe Baxter's ball
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