I have a dog who wont stop barking at anything, how do I get him to stop?

Your dog is bored out of its mind!

Remember your school days when you had a teacher that bored you to death and you did anything in class to cut the boredom. Multiply it by 5 for your dog.

You have a mix of very energetic, bright dogs on both sides.

Take him somewhere ideally with another dog that will come when called and let him run to his hearts content.

Throw a ball, throw a Frisbee, stay off your phone and dedicate that run to him. Tell him what a good dog he is when he comes to you.

Talk to him about what's going on around him, about other dogs in the vicinity. Keep it simple. It's probably his first chance at learning anything.

Take him various places to explore. Let him sniff, meet and greet, smell bushes and posts off leash. He'll come back a very happy dog and I bet he will have his mind on all the fun he had rather than who's coming and going in the bathroom.

We have a Brittany next door. The only exercise this dog has ever had was the back door opened for him to use the bathroom. He hasn't been socialized, played with, walked or fed good dog food.

He goes out the door and barks and barks and barks at seemingly absolutely nothing. He's bored.

I tried to tell the older kids he needs exercise. They agree and never do it.

Don't ever spray a dog because you don't know it's needs. It's desperately trying to tell you.

He doesn't need punishing. He needs to learn something, a job to do, free runs every day for 1-2 hrs. Take him where other dogs are if he gets along with other dogs. If he doesn't you need to gradually socialize him to them so he can have frrends too.

I used to have a GSD that hated everyone. We went to a beautiful shady cemetery after hours off leash.

Look into agility, dog meets, dog parks, fly ball, Obedience trainng,. Those things are fun to do you'll meet a whole new crowd of people with common interests in their dogs and he will run off all that energy mentally and/or physically.

there's a huge dog meet in Cleveland for dogs who fly off docks into water this August. It's a competition for beginners to champions. If you live close take him. If not, see if a nearby city has one.

http://www.buckeyedockdogs.com/event.fun_days.htm

Good luck to you both and enjoy your dog. Their lots of fun once you understand their needs.

Every dog needs some type of training. The first class I ever took a dog to was https://tr.im/tHhdO

It's a very basic kind of class. They will help you with your dog, and show you how to work with your dog at home.

They'll also answer any questions you have about your dog's particular problems and how to handle them. The most important thing in dog training is to be consistent and work with your dog at home on the lessons. The PetSmart class teaches sit, down, come, and the very basics every dog needs to know. They will also help socialize your dog. You are unhappy with an untrained dog, and believe it or not, the dog is actually unhappy to. You need to take your dog now, as the older he gets, the harder it will be to correct your dog's bad habits. Plus the classes are fun for you and your dog. My dog went from that first PetSmart class on to advanced obedience classes. You might also contact your local humane society. The one in my area offers obedience classes with a very good trainer at a reduced price.

Have you tried training the dog? I mean obedience training. Even though the problem is barking, by training the dog you are teaching it that you are the boss. Your dog is being reactive, maybe you can look for "Reactive Dog Classes" in your area. Punishment will never work, and may only teach the dog fear, then you could have a fear biter on your hands, not such a good thing considering the breeds you think are in him.

Unless you give him lots more exercise only a bark collar would work. Tired dogs are quiet dogs. BCs love to bark as it is and with his mix he needs lots of exercise.

putting him outside or secluding him doesn't count as a punishment.

this dog needs something else to do. he needs a way to get his excitement out. from what you describe, it sounds like he's got a rather high drive. tire this dog out, and give him a hob to do at home. he is not so much protective as hyper.

give him specific commands to do often, and reward when he does them without barking.

Just as human language is multifaceted and multipurpose, barking allows a dog to communicate many different messages in a variety of situations. It can signal a request to an owner ("Hey, I want to go outside!"), impart a warning ("You're in my territory!"), or simply serve to amuse when a dog has little else to do.

http://dogtime.com/barking.html

Try a noise maker everytime he barks. I have a kennel and dogs that bark at nothing, but when they bark, it lets off a high pitched noise that we can't hear but they can and it distracts them and they aren't crazy about it so they stop.

Every time he barks, you should spray him with a little spritz of water, or give him a little (gentle) tap on the nose. Also, every time he doesn't bark, whenever it is, give him a little treat, like a dog biscuit or something. He should eventually begin to realise that it's better if he doesn't bark!

Smacking him isn't the right thing to do..

maybe he's being bothered by the passing of people in his spot

try putting him in a different position

you could try blowing a whistle.

it would get him quiet.

& every time he get's quiet give him a treat.

blow the whistle when he get's ready too bark, if it stops him & he stay quiet give him a treat.

eventually he will learn that if he's quiet, you'll give him a treat.

works like a charm!