Today we are talking about something pretty common with most dogs. When they're outside in your

backyard and they see somebody where they hear something, they might alert bark. Need a little help with

this? Today's episode is all about it. Welcome to the puppy training podcast. I'm Amy Jensen, founder of

Baxter and Bella, the online puppy school.

Here, we are all about helping you create the best possible experience raising a puppy,

from training tips to practical tricks, all aimed at fostering a happy, well-behaved dog who truly feels like part of the family.

So, if you are ready to enjoy the journey and strengthen the bond with your dog,

let's get started. Hi, you guys. Welcome. I'm so glad you're here. I like to give you just small

bite-sized pieces of information that you can use and remember so that when you're going through your

day and the behavior crops up that your dog does

and you don't really love that behavior, you can think back, oh yeah, I remember we talked about

this on the podcast. So today's episode is one of those bite-sized pieces of information about

barking in the backyard. Whether it's someone mowing the lawn or kids are playing or the neighbor

simply wants to walk to their car,

barking can become frustrating and a little bit embarrassing, I know. But don't worry, I've got

practical positive strategies to help bring some peace back to your yard. Now, first of all,

let's start out with why dogs bark in the backyard in the first place. If we can understand

why our dog is barking at the neighbors,

then we can help change it. So most backyard barking falls into one of these following categories.

It's either number one, territorial barking. Hey, this is my space. Number two, alert barking. Hey, did you hear that? Someone's here. Number three, boredom barking. Hey, I've got nothing else to do, so maybe I'll just

barks. Kind of fun. Number four, frustration barking, often triggered by not being able to reach what

they see. There's a fence or a barrier there, right? And that could be frustrating. Number five,

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