As part of IGP/IPO/Scutzhund we train dogs to bark in certain situations. Barking is a privilege and not a right (wish the same could be said with people talking...).
We teach the dog barking by putting a padded agitation harness on the dog and back tying to something solid (pole or tree) usually on a 15 foot nylon web long line.
Then we take a flirt pole and build frustration... by teasing the puppy just out of reach with a puppy leather (good size piece of suede leather) on the flirt pole. Two things must happen for the puppy to get that leather. Puppy must look the person operating the flirt pole in the eyes and bark. Those two things together allow the leather to be grabbed by the puppy. Then the puppy is allowed to have the leather for a bit until they drop it. Some do not drop it.. and then the puppy is lifted by the harness and held there (back feet on the ground) until he/she lets go of the leather. Then the game starts over. 15 minutes of this is a lot.
The game teaches the puppy that to get what he/she wants, they must ask for it (bark and look the person in the eye). The dog is essentially controlling the game.
As the dog gains skill barking a command is added. Soon the puppy understands that the command means bark/and look the person in the eye and the bark is rewarded (most often with a bite by a decoy but food and toys are also used on young puppies).
That is how we teach a dog to bark. We build it. We reward it.
We teach the dog barking by putting a padded agitation harness on the dog and back tying to something solid (pole or tree) usually on a 15 foot nylon web long line.
Then we take a flirt pole and build frustration... by teasing the puppy just out of reach with a puppy leather (good size piece of suede leather) on the flirt pole. Two things must happen for the puppy to get that leather. Puppy must look the person operating the flirt pole in the eyes and bark. Those two things together allow the leather to be grabbed by the puppy. Then the puppy is allowed to have the leather for a bit until they drop it. Some do not drop it.. and then the puppy is lifted by the harness and held there (back feet on the ground) until he/she lets go of the leather. Then the game starts over. 15 minutes of this is a lot.
The game teaches the puppy that to get what he/she wants, they must ask for it (bark and look the person in the eye). The dog is essentially controlling the game.
As the dog gains skill barking a command is added. Soon the puppy understands that the command means bark/and look the person in the eye and the bark is rewarded (most often with a bite by a decoy but food and toys are also used on young puppies).
That is how we teach a dog to bark. We build it. We reward it.