出門在外,常擔心狗狗自己在家會一直叫,吵到鄰居嗎? 其實狗狗會亂叫是有原因的,從根本下藥才能解決問題! 分離焦慮最常見的是狗狗單獨在家而產生的焦慮反應,他們會透過很多方式來表達自己的不安,而吠叫就是其中一種典型的行為。 建議:毛家長們出門時最好能收起不捨的情緒,回家也不宜太過興奮激動,否則會讓狗狗跟著你的情緒起伏,間接讓他以為分開是件可怕的事情。固定早晚散步也能消耗狗狗體力,讓狗狗單獨在家時能休息較久。 狗狗覺得孤單或無聊有時狗狗自己在家,沒有別的同伴或玩具可以解悶時,也會透過叫聲來引起注意,希望主人能趕快回家陪他玩。 建議:平常能準備一些益智類的狗狗玩具,讓狗狗自己在家不那麼無聊。另外,也可以透過「嗅覺遊戲」,將零食藏在家中不同的角落,如此一來狗狗在你出門時,就可以透過靈敏的嗅覺來找尋食物消磨時間囉! 有人侵犯狗狗的地盤有些狗狗對門外的聲音非常敏感,像是郵差送信按門鈴、鄰居經過的腳步聲...狗狗會認為自己的地盤遭受威脅,所以也會用吠叫的方式來警告和宣示自己的領土! 建議:毛家長在家若剛好碰見這些「狀況」,在狗狗開始叫的當下,趕快安撫和制止狗狗,讓他知道這些聲音沒有威脅,而狗狗停止吠叫後,再給予零食產生正向連結~反覆練習,就能降低狗狗對這些聲音的警戒心! 狗狗感到害怕有時突如其來的狀況(打雷、下大雨、地震、鞭炮聲...),都會驚動到單獨在家的狗狗,沒有主人在身旁安撫,狗狗也只能用叫聲來表達自己的害怕... 建議:透過「減敏訓練」,用事先錄好的打雷聲,從小音量開始播放,並同時餵狗狗零食,再逐漸將聲音放大,延續餵零食的動作。透過反覆練習,讓狗狗將「有好吃的」與「雷聲」產生正向連結,就能降低狗狗對雷聲的害怕囉! 知道了狗狗會一直叫的原因和解法,但不在家的你,要怎麼知道狗狗在叫...? 【狗狗獨處時,掌握吠叫原因對策】透過Furbo的狗狗吠叫通知以及Furbo 狗保姆的進階版狗狗叫聲辨識通知, 可以辨識狗狗現在是哪一種叫聲, 在狗狗吠叫、嗷嗚、哭哭的時候,都會第一時間得知! 快打開Furbo,一窺狗狗吠叫的原因吧! ➡️https://furbo.com/products/furbo-360-dog-camera 狗狗一直叫怎麼辦 Part 1. 狗狗吠叫是有原因的; 如果你的狗狗一直不停的叫, 你需要把原因找出來. 但請不要忘記狗狗不會說話, 叫是牠們表達方式之一, 要牠完全不叫是不可能的. 吠叫分兩種; 適當和不適當. 當狗狗被嚇到, 或對其他狗吠叫回應, 或有人向家門靠近等吠叫都是適當的吠叫. 當狗狗在吠叫時, 很重要的一點就是你千萬不要一起”叫”, 只會大家越叫越火烈. 你需要冷靜下來才有能力控制狗狗. 冷靜下來, 用堅定的語氣說 “夠了” 或 “停止”的指令. 一開始狗狗一定不會了解. 在你說出指令後用聲音或玩具分散牠的注意力, 牠一停止吠叫時馬上獎勵牠安靜. 無聊, 要求引人注意, 精力過盛都會引起不適當的吠叫. 你需要了解並查出吠叫的原因, 狗狗在家沒事無聊嗎? 每天運動量足夠嗎? 把原因找出來才有辦法“對症下藥”. 訓練狗狗不亂吠叫需要你主動積極解決, 你和家人都需要花時間和堅持在家中給狗狗的規矩才會有成果. 我們下次會深入一點去看不同種類的吠叫和如何改善. 狗狗一直在叫, 怎麼辦? Part 2 吠叫的種類 警告型: 有一些飼主會鼓勵這一型的吠叫,他們希望狗狗能在陌生人接近或感覺有危險時吠叫謷告。 如何去控制不適當的吠叫 -不要跟著一起”叫”. 狗狗在吠時對牠叫罵是沒有用的,這只會讓牠覺得多 狗狗一直在叫, 怎麼辦? Part 3 要選在對的時候給獎勵--- 那什麼是”對”的時候呢? 簡單來說, 就是在狗狗一直吠叫時,瞬間停止不叫後的一兩秒,這時給牠獎勵就是最有效的。你大概在想:說得容易,牠一叫就停不下來,到底要如何使牠安靜呢? 因為這個原因,所以我們需要在”大失控”前教育好狗狗。如果要教狗狗”安靜” ,我們同時也要教會狗狗”說話”。 創造一個會讓狗狗吠叫的機會 (遊戲),在中止遊戲時,同時說出”安靜”然後就靜止不動,等狗狗靜下來後,就稱讚及獎勵牠。我們可以用好玩和好吃的東西來反覆練習,一直到狗狗可以迅速的聽指令來做出吠叫和安靜的反應為止。 當你之後碰到狗狗狂吠的情況時,就可以使用你與狗狗訓練時的語調請牠”安靜”。並在狗狗做到時一定要好好給予獎勵! 而對於引人注意型的吠叫,你只需要不理會牠即可,如果給牠任何反應,反而會鼓勵牠吠叫。所以就一直忽視牠直至吠叫聲停止,等到安靜以後再去理牠就可以了。 How Do I Stop My Dog From Barking? Part I Dogs bark for a reason, if your dog is barking excessively, it’s important to assess the reasons why your dog is doing it. But keep in mind that a dog does not speak, so barking is a form of communication. There is appropriate and inappropriate barking. It’s appropriate to bark when startled, responding to other dogs' barks, or alerting you of anyone approaching your home. It’s important not to “bark” together with your dog, a lot of times when you try to control your dog from barking, you start yelling, to them you are “barking” along. In order to control your dog you got to be able to control yourself first. You have to calm down and give out a one word command firmly, such as “enough” or “stop”. Your dog might not get it on the first few tries, so once you give out your command word, use a sound or toy to get your dog’s attention away from his barking. Once he stops barking, praise him and reward him for being quiet. Inappropriate barking is usually the result of boredom, need for attention, or having excessive energy. You need to find out the reason why your dog is barking. Is he bored? Is he getting enough exercise everyday? Each of these barking behavioral problems can be addressed so you can help your dog to relax and spare the barking. Training a dog not to bark inappropriately will require proactive solutions on your part. You or other members of the family need to spend time with the dog and be consistent to the house rules in order to be successful. We will talk more next time about the different types of barking and how to alter the barking behavior. How do I stop my dog from barking? Part 2 Types of barking Alert/ warning barks: some pet owners do encourage this type of barking. They want their dog to
alert them when there’s danger or a suspicious person approaches their property. Warning barks tend to become more rapid as the intruder approaches. Ways to control undesirable barking: -Do not 'bark' along. Shouting 'no' is just going to make your dog feel you are joining him. He will be very happy that you are barking with him and will bark even more. How do I stop my dog from barking? Part 3 It’s all about timing—when should you give the reward? In a nutshell it’s at the moment your dog stops barking, you praise and reward him. You will probably start wondering: how do I get my dog to STOP barking? When the bell rings he just goes on and on, there is no way I can control him. That’s why we have to teach your dog before any barking episodes happen. In order to teach your dog not to bark using cues like ”quiet” or “no bark” you will need to teach your dog to bark on command. Create a situation (a game) that will make your dog bark. Stop playing and say “quiet” or “no bark”. Stand still and wait for your dog to stop and look at you. When “quiet” happens, praise and give him a treat! Keep it fun and exciting so your dog will keep his attention on you. Repeat this exercise until your dog starts and stops quickly on cue. And when it comes to situation where your dog barks because of hearing noise outside, say “quiet” in the same tone you used when you trained him. If he does stop, praise and give him big rewards (multiple treats). For attention seeking barks, if you give ANY attention (yelling at them, looking at them or talking to them) you are giving your dog what he wants, this will only reinforce the behavior, so just simply ignore the bark until he quiets. Once he does stop you can praise him for being quiet. |