I have to teach Kersey how to bark on command for SAR...this may be tricky, as I have only heard her bark a handful of times since I have had her. When the mailman comes, he walks across the grass and he walks close to the house, and I know that she will bark at him if she sees him...so I praised her and said, "GOOD BARK" in a very happy, excited voice so hopefully there are enough more opportunities to praise her on the rare occation when she barks. Now Graham is a different story....we call him "Barky" because he has a bit of a problem with barking. He simply LOVES the sound of his own voice, and will use it, even if it's 2:00 AM on a weeknight!

I have two extremes...Graham the extreme barker, and we are always correcting him and telling him to SHUT IT, and Kersey the almost never barker, who needs to learn how to bark on command! Anyone have any ideas on how to teach a dog to bark?