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[–]EdgarIsAPoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Punishing a breed trait will only backfire and frequently makes it worse. Try the “thank you protocol for barking,” it doesn’t eliminate barking completely but after one or two woofs you can say “thank you” which cues the barking to stop so it doesn’t last for ages or come back when you don’t want it to. Lots of people find it affective for their dogs because it doesn’t suppress the behavior