How to Stop Excessive Barking & Understand What Your Dog is Telling You

🐾 Is your dog’s barking driving you crazy? Want some peace and quiet? In this episode, I’m joined by renowned trainer Linda Michaels, author of Do No Harm Dog Training & Behavior Manual and creator of The Hierarchy of Dog Needs®, to help you understand why your dog is barking and how to stop it—without punishment or outdated techniques. 💡 This episode answers questions like: ✔️ How do I understand why my dog is barking? ✔️ Why does my dog bark for no reason? ✔️ How much barking is normal for a dog? ✔️ Will a dog eventually stop barking on its own? ✔️ Should dogs be allowed to bark all the time? ✔️ Do bark collars (citronella, vibrating, or shock) work? ✔️ Are squirt bottles or coins in a can effective for stopping barking? 🐾 In this final part (Pt. 3) of my interview with Linda Michaels, we apply advanced psychology and neuroscience to help you bring calm and quiet back into your home. 🎧 Want to hear more from Linda? 📢 Part 1: The science behind positive training & dog behavior 📢 Part 2: Understanding & fixing leash reactivity 📖 Full show notes & resources → Click here 🎧 Hit play now and finally get relief from excessive barking! Corinne Gearhart is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/doodle-schedule-bonus/ 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast