What To Do To Stop A Barking Dog!!!

[MissysMommy]

I take her for a walk everynight before bed. Unfortunately I don't get National Geographic. I would try the squirt gun thing, but she LAYS on my youngest daughter. I don't know if she thinks she's protecting Sarah or what. It just really worries me sometimes because Sarah used to have seizures and I'm worried it's Missy's way of saying they're back.

[VTJess03]

Do you know what she's actually barking at? You mentioned wild animals, or your daughter having health problems. I think that the solution would be to try to remove the thing catching her attention and causing her to bark, if at all possible.

I have one dog that barks at things in the yard; if I close the blinds, it seems to help.
The other one carries on if she gets thirsty at 3 am or needs to go out...she just hasn't quite figured out the 'gone to bed, want to stay in bed' thing...What I do with her is wait until she is silent for a time and then let her out to tell me whatever it is that she wanted, and fill whatever need woke her up. I don't want to let her think the barking is what got the response (kind of like puppy crying), but I don't want to clean up after her mess if she had to go during the night either, right?

Anyway, if you think your daughter might be having seizures (again?), couldn't a doctor confirm that, get her on medication and that solve the barking if that's the issue?

Good luck with the barking, regardless; I know it gets frustrating.