How To Teach A Dog To Speak: From Parlor Trick To Working Dog Skill #275
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 3 May 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
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One of the most frequent questions we see is how to get dogs to stop barking, but this week, a Shaped by Dog listener asked the opposite. They want to help their dog start barking. I teach this as a parlor trick, and have the training steps for you. I’m also sharing expert insights from my good friend, Matt Folsom of Modern Malinois fame because for many working dogs, barking is a vital skill, and it’s a very nuanced and detailed behavior.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• That barking on cue is a fun parlor trick and a vital skill for working dogs.
• Expert insights from Matt Folsom about how he teaches protection dogs to bark.
• How to train your dog to speak on cue as a trick.
• How to shape continuous barking.
• About capturing barking.
• The emotional triggers/reasons behind dog barking and why I harness excitement.
• When to add a cue to your dog’s trained barking behavior.
Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 240: Stop Barking Dogs! Step-By-Step Action Plan And Anti-Bark Strategies To Avoid - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/240/
2. Podcast Episode 238: Barking Dogs! Understanding Canine Vocalization To Prevent Nuisance Barking - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/238/
3. Podcast Episode 239: Barking Dogs! How To Help Your Dog Be Quiet And Stop Annoying Barking - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/239/
4. YouTube Playlist: The Emotional State of Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy29pv3_9b7DZdMFJL9ZJPMy&feature=shared
5. Podcast Episode 69: Clicker Training: Will It Work For Every Dog? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/69/
6. Matt Folsom The Modern Malinois - https://www.stsk9.com/modern-malinois/
7. Podcast Episode 170: 5 Popular Ways To Train Your Dog With Food - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/170/
8. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/p57mCYqIahY
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's podcast episode comes from a listener who left a comment on YouTube and I thought, |
| 0:06.3 | wow, what a great topic. I don't believe I've ever spoke about that. And here it is from |
| 0:11.5 | Dogs with Jobs 2531. Susan, I have successfully trained all four of my search dogs to bark on |
| 0:17.8 | queue. It's part of their search sequence when the subject is located. |
| 0:21.9 | My current German Shepherd training in personal protection is the quietest shepherd I've ever had. |
| 0:28.0 | I work with tug toys and cut up hot dogs to build frustration. No luck yet. Any suggestions. |
| 0:34.8 | So, let's talk barking today. |
| 0:38.3 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to shape by dog. I know most of you listening to this |
| 0:54.0 | want the episode on how do I get |
| 0:56.2 | my dog to stop barking. Because you like me, we have family pets that we just don't want to |
| 1:03.8 | vocalize. But some people have dogs that barking is an integral part of what they do for their dog job. So, when I saw |
| 1:13.4 | this question on YouTube, I thought, well, first I'll go through how I teach a dog to speak. |
| 1:18.5 | And let me tell you, I taught my dog this to bark on cue about a year and a half ago. |
| 1:24.0 | And I did that specifically to help build more drive in her. But other than this, |
| 1:29.6 | I have not taught a dog to bark on Q for decades. I honestly don't even remember the last |
| 1:36.2 | dog that I taught it to. So for me and for many of you listening to this, barking on Q is kind of like |
| 1:43.9 | a parlor trick. Plus, barking |
| 1:46.2 | is something I'd kind of like my dogs to not do. Yes, if there's a reason to bark, like there's |
| 1:54.0 | somebody at the door, yeah, let's have it. A big bark party. But any other time, I'd rather |
| 1:59.4 | have the peace and quiet of non-barking dogs. So, when I saw |
| 2:02.5 | this question, I thought, let's first talk about why a dog would bark. A bark from a dog is |
| 2:08.0 | an expression of an emotional state. So a dog may be fearful. They may be want to show a sign that |
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