How do I train my dog to ignore (not bark) at the kids and/or dog next door?

[NotDonna]

We’ve had him for 5 years and he’s as good as gold apart from the minute he hears the next door neighbours’ grandchildren arrive (with or without their dog). If he’s already outside he barks and barks, tail up and wagging mostly. But he doesn’t stop. The kids are little and noisily playing. He can’t see them but obviously hears them. He does the same if the dog is out too. He barks constantly and there’s no shutting him up unless I get him to come inside and ensure he can’t go out again. In winter this isn’t too problematic but in summer this is impossible. What can I do?

Mine is a barky little git, but he knows full well that the second he starts barking he's going to be fetched back inside.

He contains himself when he's out in the garden.

My one isn’t generally too barky but we have big glass doors and she can bark at night at ‘phantoms’ (maybe foxes, cats, the wind in the trees or people in nearby flats turning on or off their lights etc)

meanwhile we went to an agility class where ddog seemed to take against the trainer and bark at her and a couple of the other dogs were also barky, the trainer asked us to turn them to the wall each time they barked, count to three and then breathe (us, not the dog 🤣)

it seemed to work well in class and I have been trying it at home too but it’s harder ofc as she doesn’t initially have her lead on at home so not easy to take her to the wall etc.

maybe when the gc come you could pop a lead on and try taking her to the other garden wall??

i’m def normally positive reinforcement with my dog but it’s hard to see a good solution for barking!!

I have the same problem and the neighbour is now shouting at the dog to shut up which of course makes her bark even more.

Tell him off? The minute my dog starts barking outside she’s brought in.

We also have a dog next door that likes to bark a lot. Non stop. My dog ignores it… but I didn’t train her to do that. She just does. I wish you well but I would start with calling the dog straight back in the minute it starts and telling no… or whatever word you use to
signal disapproval. We say “aaah aaah no.”

We call her inside when she barks but she completely ignores us. We now put her leash on when she into the garden so she can’t run away from us, which she does when we try to bring her inside.

It isn’t an ideal solution but the barking is irritating. I’d like to know how to stop her. At one point I even researched muzzles but they have to be put on tightly which I’m reluctant to do. She’s a small breed and very good natured but her barfing is awful.

Told off and brought inside. Every.single.time.

I don't think bringing him inside is necessarily always the right thing. It seems more effective to teach him to get comfortable with the noises from nextdoor. Our anxious dog is very aware of noises next door but we went through a lot of training of giving him a treat every time he heard something so that he learnt to associate the noise with a positive. It also helps him generally get used to it through exposure and now he's generally fine.

Obviously if the dog gets overly triggered or aroused you want to bring it in but it might be worth trying the counter conditioning when they're in the head space for it.

Watch a couple of episodes of dogs behaving badly with graham on ch5. Its always the owners fault in that you’ve reinforced a behaviour and can be rectified one way or another.

bad mannered dogs are a nightmare S ok it’s good to see that you are aware and want to do something about it.

@Beldam he has a shocking reputation for dog training though. I’m preferring positive reinforcement.
Yes calling him in. Every. Single. Time. was our first approach @MrsDoyle351 @Teaandtoast3 @CupidCantAimStraight with not much success!
so far we’ve spent around a month letting him out on a long line so we can pull him in when he starts barking. His recall is shocking when he’s in our garden barking. Fabulous out and about but not good in the garden when barking. Used to ALWAYS be good, but since the neighbours dog… so long line it is. But it’s made no difference.
I’m now trying without a long line, still call him in minute he starts barking but treat immediately for returning. So just retraining that recall really. Not sure how this will help with barking but if he at least comes straight in for a treat it’s at least a distraction.
Also not sure how this will work in summer when I’m in the garden - maybe call him to me and calm him down or do what @Mediumred suggested. I also like the idea of @LBee2020

Shocking reputation? What do you mean?

We are surrounded by houses and our dog barks when she hears other dogs barking. Also doing the leash in the garden and trying to reinforce recall by giving a treat the minute she comes in. Often I have to go outside and rattle the bag and she still ignores me. It hit a new low today as she barked inside the house when she heard another dog barking outside. Other than have music on 24/7, I'm flummoxed.

I wonder if teaching a "speak" and then "quiet" command might help? Have a look at Zac George on YouTube, he is 100% positive reinforcement 🐾

Graeme Hall has had numerous petitions against him to get his show off the air. I think later series are a little better, but he has offered awful advice to owners. He still uses a lot of out-dated and debunked training methods. He is NOT a registered trainer and has no professional qualifications nor recognised accreditations, such as with the ABTC (Animal Behaviour and Training Council).