Barking at the door bell

[kittyfly]

I have had no truoble with a door bell but my male dog loves to bark at one of our friends when he comes in. And to make things bad don't let the cell phone ring.......... he howls it sounds pritty but it can get loud, I almost have him broke of it by doing the (shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) thing and by letting him at ather times when it is not a hello call he seems to get it.

If it rins and we don't say hello he is aloud to sing but if we say hello he some what stops.

maybe this will help lol.

[mrsbrewer]

mine bark at the door bell but stop when they come in....then start barking again when they leave...it is like everytime the door opens they start barking!!!
crazy dogs!!
but i love them


I am new here so i get pics posted of my babies soon!!!

[Jennute]

My Lab Sasha does that too, I believe that its also a sign of protection when that doorbell rings they know theres someone at the door and want to protect their home..When Sasha does that with the bell or a knock, to get her to stop I will very sternly call her name once to get her to look at me and if her attention doesn't shift to me where I can stare her down, i will step in front of her and give her "the look" and point at her. Sometimes actions do speak alot louder than words....If you get yourself inbetween your dog and the source (the door) it sometimes lets them know that you are cutting them off from it, that you are dominent and their attention will turn away from it and they will stop barking. You could try that if you want, but do keep in mind it took me a few weeks of doing that before Sasha started to catch on and it may take some time, but now anytime Sasha barks at anything all I have to do is get up and stand in front of her and stare her down and she stops....its kinda fun! lol...I hope it works for you if you try it!

[Pam]

mine bark at the door bell but stop when they come in....then start barking again when they leave...it is like everytime the door opens they start barking!!!
crazy dogs!!
but i love them


I am new here so i get pics posted of my babies soon!!!

That is how it is around here. When my two actually see the people they stop. Ripley also barks Goodbye at people. I thought he was the only dog in the world that did that so I was glad to read that yours do too.

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[lizbud]

Sometimes I think it's not a bad thing to have a dog bark when someone
knocks or rings the doorbell. The police say that 'bad guys" often knock on
a door just to see if anyone is home when they are checking out a place to
break into. A dog (no matter the size) is a big deterrent.

Smokey never used to bark when he was younger but, he sure does now
and so does Maggie.

[boricuajenny5]

Amaya still barks at the door bell. I dont think of it as much as a problem because sometimes I dont hear the door bell but I know someone is there because of her barking. I can get her to be quiet and sit but she is still very anxious to smell the person coming in. Its been pretty cold out so I havent been spending too much time training with someone outside. As long as she stops and backs up when I tell her to i'm ok with the initial barking. Once she sniffs the visitor she goes about her business. The first time meeting the visitor sometimes takes longer to get her to stop barking. If she already knows them, and if they dont ring the door bell at all, she doesnt bark.