Pet Pom Barking Issues

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Pomeranian Barking Issues

Understanding Your Pom's Bark

A Pomeranian's bark is their voice. It is the way in which your dog will ask for something or warn you if he feels something may be a potential threat.

Learning why your dog is being vocal is the 1st step to fixing the issue.

Pomeranian's are excellent learners. They aim to please their owner. Training them to stop barking when it is not wanted, will require some time and patience from you. Your Pom is already primed to learn the rules.

Reasons...

Protecting You:

Don't let their size fool you! Because they are weary of strangers, Pomeranians make excellent watchdogs and you will hear your this barking to alert you to anything unusual. This breed is very alert to what is happening and very alert to his or her surroundings. Believing they are much larger than they are, they will bark to protect the people they love. As with any dog, you may wish to understand the different reasons why your dog barks and then you can begin to take steps to stop it.

Self Protection:

Another reason is self protection. A Pomeranian may also guard their toys and food bowls. Make your Pomeranian feel safe and secure that no one is going to take their food and toys. Put their dish in a quiet corner and do not bother your dog while they eat. Do not allow people to rush around the dog or yell while the dog is eating. If your pup sees or hears loud commotions while eating, they may feel they are in a rush. Each meal should be a peaceful event.

Boredom:

Boredom can be a very common reason for this and other unpleasant behavior. Poms may bark incessantly if they are not socialized at a young age and if they are not supplied with a variety of dog toys. Giving your Pom lots of different toys is not spoiling them. It is helpful to have a large assortment of different types....One batch can be kept out for play and the other put away out of sight...Then every couple of weeks, an owner can switch them, and this is akin to always having new ones!

You should try to search around for interesting toys that are interactive and fun. You should give your Pomeranian more than those boring standard chew toys. Your Pom is like a child. He or she needs stimulation from exercise, playing and time spent the adult who loves them.

Excitement:

Another reason can be excitement...and dogs can get overly excited when you arrive home and this can lead to crazy barking and even accidental elimination or urination. Even a Pomeranian that is house trained may exhibit excitement urination when greeting you. It usually occurs in puppies and your dog is not probably not even aware that he is urinating. As your puppy matures and develops bladder control, the problem will usually disappear. Over-excitement can cause out of control behavior.

When You Come Home:

Sometimes, behavior is worst right as you pull up to your home and get ready to enter through the door. The best treatment for this is to prevent your Pom from becoming overly excited; you can do this by exposing your dog to the stimulus that excites him, over and over until it no longer excites him.

When you get home, it will be difficult, but ignore him for several minutes. Don't even look at him. Then leave again for a few minutes, return and ignore, leave, return and ignore. Keep doing this until you can see that your dog is not only unexcited, but is actually getting bored with the whole thing. When your dog has calmed down and is no longer excited when you come in, then very quietly and gently say hello. If any signs of excitement or urinating appear, quickly exit and repeat the coming-and-going routine.

Fix Their Boredom:

Addressing their boredom can help sometimes. Giving your Pomeranian a toy will not be seen as rewarding their behavior. Pomeranians are active little dogs; they need stimulation. If you only give your Pomeranian simple toys, you will soon find out that they bore easily. A Pomeranian needs fun and interesting toys to keep them happy. If you can, it is a good idea to give a Pomeranian a new toy about once a month and think variety: toys that make noise, toys that are interactive, colorful toys (yes, dogs can see colors) and toys that can be put in the freezer to make cold- a wonderful treat on a hot day.

Night Time

Your Pomeranian, as with any dog, must learn that barking for your attention doesn't work. Repeat the word "Quiet" , clearly once or twice in a normal voice and then ignore him. Yes, it may seem mean at first, but in the long run it will produce a better relationship between you and your Pomeranian, trust us. Make sure your Pomeranian has plenty of water, a treat or two and some toys that he can reach if he refuses to sleep. After ignoring his attention-getting behavior for a short while, he will learn to mimic you: he will sleep when you do. Ignoring dogs we love is not always easy, but if done for training methods, it is temporary and will lead to a long life together with peace and happiness.

Sirens and Other Loud Noises

Pom barking

This is called Disturbance barking. If you think that this disturbs you, please remember that in this case your Pom is being being highly disturbed! Since a dog's hearing is so sensitive, when your Pomeranian hears any type of siren this can actually cause severe aggravation and unrest. Imagine if without warning, someone blew a whistle right into your ear and continued doing it for a while! This is how your Pomeranian most likely feels when hear a siren.

What can you do to help? If you are outside, bring your dog inside. Whether outside or inside, do not reprimand them. This reaction is not due to "bad" behavior. Reassure your dog that everything is alright. Talk in a calm voice and gently pat them. If a siren goes off only every now and then, this is all you should do to help your dog.

If you live in an area that is very noisy with alarms and sirens always going off, you may wish to attempt to train your dog to become somewhat adjusted.

Some dogs will respond well to desensitization training for this issue. The method behind this type of dog training is to slowly ease your dog into becoming used to an element, in this case: sirens. You most likely will not be able to train them to remain calm for every siren, however this can definitely help.

You would obtain a small siren. You have many options, however we have found that using a smoke alarm siren works well. Duck tape is put over the siren where the noise emits. Therefore, when you press the button to make the alarm go off, it will be at approximately 1/5 of the normal noise volume. Test this before you begin training. Most importantly, this training will not end with the maximum noise being emitted. A certain amount of duck tape will always be used.

The owner would sit down with their Pom and press the alarm. The tone of your voice and your actions must show your Pomeranian that there is nothing to be afraid of. If the dog responds well to the low level siren, you should reward him or her with tons of praise and a doggie treat.

This type of training takes a while. Work with your dog each day. Slowly increase the noise level every 2 weeks. As time goes by, be in another room and do not allow your dog to know when you will be commencing the training. Do not, please we repeat do not have the siren at full noise capacity and hold it up to your dog! This could cause injury to the ear drum. The idea of this type of dog training is to simply allow your Pomeranian to slowly become accustomed to loud and unexpected noises.

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