I used this method (common, I think) to train my dog to be quiet. First, I taught him to speak. No problem there, loved it. Never see him get something so fast lol. Then I taught him quiet, using classical conditioning--giving him a reward every time he got quiet. He's been doing it...

Trained dog to speak/bark on command, but won't comply with "quiet" when ask My dog learned "speak" in about a second--one of his favorite things! But now I'm trying to clicker train him "quiet" when he's barking (e.g., when someone is at door, or even after I ask him to speak). He just won't...

I like to prepare far in advance, so I want to make it clear that I'm not getting a new dog any time soon. In a few years I'll move out of my parent's house to own a place of my own, having finished college. Since I've always lived with pets (rodents, cats and dogs) I'm deadset on getting a...