Dog behavioral problems and steps to stop your dog barking and jumping the fence

One of the most common complaints dog owners make is that their dog keeps barking. Many dog owners want to stop their barking dog but don't know the first place to start.

To stop your barking dog the first thing you need to know are the reasons which causes your dogs excessive barking. Regardless of the reason, you can stop your barking dog in 4 steps.

Control Your Dog's Barking: The first step you should take is controlling your dog's barking before it becomes worse. You have to start teaching your dog that excessive barking is not allowed. Use certain commands like "stop barking" and reward your dog with praises when it quiets down. Show your dog that you like him more when he's quiet.

Reward Your Dog For Not Barking: When your dog stops barking reward your dog with a treat or praise him. You must teach your dog when he stops barking good things will follow. Reinforce The Behavior You Like: You have to be consistent in reinforcing the behaviors you want to see in your dog. Some dog owners allow the excessive barking to become a big problem before they try to solve the problem. Keep Your Dog Active: When your dog is tired the chances of them barking excessively are slim. Keep your dog active by playing and interacting with them. A lonely dog will misbehave in other ways so it's important you get your dog some toys to play with.

You should remain consistent with these steps to keep your dog from barking. Keeping your dog inside is another helpful tip to stop a barking dog.

- How to stop your dog jumping the fence :

In our popular series on common dog behavioral problems we are going to train you how to stop your dog jumping the fence. There are number of reasons why dogs do this and we have covered them all.

Unfortunately some dogs like to jump fences for a variety of different reasons and sometimes it might be something as simple as something more interesting happening on the other side. Separation anxiety is another reason. It is quite common with anxiety issues for dogs to jump fences, chew objects and anything else that relieves their boredom.

Your dog may have smelled food on the other side of the fence.

Boredom is very often a cause especially with dogs who live alone and have no other method to stimulate them.

Remember ignore negative behavior and only reward positive behavior.

You could start stopping this problem by removing any objects that your dog is using as a boost to get over the fence.

Put an obstacle (another small fence) in the way so that this will stop your dog from getting a run up.

Exercise your dog on a regular basis as this will keep him tired and less likely to misbehave.

Give your dog a chew that is filled with a treat like peanut butter as this will keep his attention.

Congratulations you have just cured one of the most common dog behavioral problems.