If your German Shepherd tends to show its teeth when barking, it tightens its ears and its hair raises then it would be likely to be aggressive barking. It would also help to consider the way that it barks and if it is aggressive or not. If it does then it would be likely that the barking will have something to do with it.įor example, if your German Shepherd only seems to bark at you when it would normally be getting a walk then it would likely be reminding you that it is time to walk it. It would also help to consider if it only barks in certain situations. If your German Shepherd didn’t always bark at you and it only started to do it recently then it would help to consider what happened at around the time that it started barking.
There are a number of things that you can consider and below I will mention some of the main things to think about. Things to considerīefore trying to get your German Shepherd to stop barking at you it would help to know the exact reason why it is doing it. If it is also aggressive then the best option for you would be to get help from a dog trainer or a dog behaviorist. However, even if it is older regular and consistent training should help a lot. It’s very important to train these types of dogs from an early age. These types of dogs seek to control other dogs and people that live in their environment. They will often be more difficult to train since they will be less compliant to humans commands. It could also be that it barks at you because it’s in your German Shepherd’s nature to be more dominating. This would be more likely if your German Shepherd is adopted from a shelter. It could be the case that it was mistreated by previous owners and it now either doesn’t trust people or it thinks that it is supposed to bark. If it is the case that your German Shepherd seems to bark at you in an aggressive way then the best option for you would be to get the help of a dog behaviorist in your area. This would be more likely if it shows its teeth when it barks at you, it has its ears erect and it moves stiffly from side to side. It could be the case that your German Shepherd barks at you because it is being aggressive.
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This would be more likely if it only seems to do it when exciting things happen such as when it is about to go out for a walk or when you come home. Your German Shepherd might bark at you when it is showing that it is excited. Related post: Ways to exercise your German Shepherd. You can do this by walking it, teaching it to play fetch or having a dog walker to do it for you. If your German Shepherd is not getting much exercise then the first thing to do would be to make sure that it does. When they do not get much exercise it can lead to behavioral problems. Generally, it is recommended that German Shepherd get an hour of exercise per day. It would also be more likely if it tends to bark on days that it has not been able to get much exercise. This would be more likely if it barks when it has not been very active for a while. The reason why it barks could be that it gets bored. Doing this will teach the dog that barking will get it things that it wants which will cause it to bark more. This would be more likely if your method of getting it to stop barking is to give it treats or things that it likes like toys. It could be the case that it barks at you because you have been inadvertently rewarding the barking. In this case, it would help to try to give it attention throughout the day, to give it lots of exercise and to try positive reinforcement training which will be discussed below. This would be more likely if it does not bark in an aggressive way, if it barks at you when you have not given it attention for a while and if it barks at you when it knows that you will be gone for a long time. The reason why it barks at you could be that it is looking for attention. 1.9.4 Be consistent Why your German Shepherd barks at youĮach of the different reasons why your German Shepherd barks at you will likely come with a number of clues in the way that it does it.īelow, I will mention a number of reasons why your German Shepherd will bark at you along with the signs to look for.
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