Anxiety Based Barking In Dachshunds

Stop Anxiety Based Barking

Anxiety based barking can be a significant problem. Your Dachshund is barking because they want to be with you, sometimes barking from the time you leave until you return. This is a behavior that you have previously rewarded them for. Think about it, you come home and your dachshund is really excited to see you. You stop what you are doing and pay attention to them, inadvertently rewarding them for barking while you were gone. To break this cycle, try coming home and carrying on your routine, ignoring your dog for around 15 minutes. In doing so, your dog will stop making the link between you coming through the door and them getting attention.

A great way to stop your Dachshund barking is to teach them to bark on command and also to be quiet on command. Having them respond to a command gives you command of when they can bark. Teaching bark on command helps you dachshund to figure out when barking is acceptable and when it is not. Remember, the aim here is not to stop all barking, just inappropriate barking. I'm sure you will agree that if someone was breaking in your house you would want your Dachshund to bark and alert you.

Dachshund barking can cause problems with your neighbors. By taking control early on, using techniques such as those detailed here, you'll never have to worry about your neighbors complaining.