If you’ve decided it’s about time to stop your Pomeranian barking, then you probably already know that there are only a limited amount of things that can be done to stop the problem. Stopping your Pomeranian barking problems can be a difficult thing, I mean, all dogs were born to bark. It doesn’t matter that decades of human interaction and training has taught them to stay quiet, every dog (even your lovable Pomeranian) loves to express themselves.
You must know that you Pom has various different types of barking and you need to understand them to learn which ones you can control.
All dogs will bark at different times for different reasons, the most common forms of barks are caused by excitement, fear, and anger. Here are some other typical Pomeranian barking situations:
- Territorial Barking
- Attention Seeking Barking
- Alarm Barking
- Greeting Barking
- Frustration Barking
- Injury Related Barking
- Compulsive Barking
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As you have seen, your Pomeranian barking issue is probably bigger than you thought, it might be annoying but it is who your dog is, it’s how it expresses itself. It’s like telling a person to stop talking, and expect them not to scream when they are hurt, yell for help when they are in trouble, etc.
Things like compulsive and frustration barking are the types you might be able to eliminate, you must accept that you will not be able to stop your Pomeranian barking completely.
Stopping A Pomeranian Barking
When your Pomeranian will not stop barking, firstly you must determine whether the barking is warranted. 90% of the time it will be excessive and should be controlled. Before scalding your dog, get in the habit of answering these questions.
- When does the dog bark?
- What is the dog barking at?
- Does something set the dog off?
You will not be able to stop your Pomeranian from barking if it is territorial or alarmed by something. This often occurs on walks where he/she encounters another dog. Stopping your Pom from barking in these situations will usually do more bad than good. Your dog will not understand what you are trying to tell them, if you stop the barking, the territorial issues will still be there, triggering other aggression or biting problems.
Rather than causing this backlash of territorial emotions in your Pomeranian, the best thing to do is to eliminate the territorial urge defend them-self. The way to do this starts at home with you being the “Alpha dog” of the household. Be the one in charge of protecting the place.
The second thing to reduce the chances of your Pomeranian getting territorial emotions is to reduce their visibility to these outside threats. Shut your curtains so they can’t see the mailman, ensure they can’t see through to fence and outside the yard. Also make sure they don’t have open access to windows.
Anxiety-Driven Pomeranian Barking Problems
Any anxiety problems with your little Pomeranian likely stem from a deep emotional trigger that is sometimes hard to eliminate completely. Anxiety barking usually occurs when the owner leaves the house, if your Pom continually barks until you return it is usually caused because you have rewarded them for this behavior in the past.
Think about it, when you return home they get overly excited and you give them loads of attention. The key to eliminating this bevaviour is to stop your Pomeranian from associating your return with attention. The best way to do this is to ignore them for about 10 minutes when you arrive before giving them any attention.
Finally, to stop excessive Pomeranian barking problems, you should show them how to bark and how to stay silent. This will allow you to be in control of their behavior and eventually stop barking when it is not necessary. Having this control is a really good thing, because your little Pomeranian will not bark so much that it annoys you, but it will bark when it is alerted, for example if there is an intruder in the house etc.
Pomeranian barking issues can be controlled to a healthy level using these simple steps, barking doesn’t need to be an annoying thing and your neighbors will love you for training your Pomeranian from a young age.