Dog barking is an indication that they want to tell their owners something, communicate with other fellow dogs, or express an emotion. All of you must have noticed that the pattern and style of dog barking is different when he wants food or when he is playing with other dogs or when in company of a stranger.

Dogs always bark for a reason. Studies have even shown that different barks express different emotions (though a few breeds, like the poodle and the American Staffordshire Terrier, appear limited in their vocal repertory). The more high-pitched, atonal and repetitive the bark, the more indicative it is of a dog under stress.

One option for dealing with the neighbor dog barking is an ultrasonic noise generator. These noise generators blast out noise not audible to humans. If the dog starts barking, the noise starts until the barking stops. Many dogs cannot handle the noise and will not bark to avoid the racket. But it doesn't work with all dogs. Some dogs just keep barking. The noise generator may work for your own dog too as an option.

Barking is a dog's natural response to territorial threats. Your dog barking may deter potential threats to your security. A well timed bark can be very useful. Barking scares away other animals and lets intruders know that someone with teeth has noticed their presence. Barking is a natural form of dog aggression.

Don’t give your dog the attention he wants from barking at you. if I was getting everything I wanted just for barking id probably do it too. You’ve got to teach your dog that barking won’t get him anywhere. If he wants something wait till he has stopped barking first.

Does he need to go outside? Does he hear a strange noise? Just remember that dogs bark for various reasons so why he is barking for one reason might not be the same reason he's barking later on. Once you've figured out why he's barking, you now have to do something about it. For instance, if he's barking in response to another dog outside, you can try moving him to another location where the sounds aren't as prominent.

Your neighbor can do nothing about what you set up in your own yard and these devices have a long range of effectiveness. In many cases, the dog makes one or two feeble attempts to bark, gets bothered by the squealing noise that he can hear, but humans can't, and gives up barking altogether when he's in the yard.

Barking dogs are one of the most common complaints of neighbors. With a continual stream of visual and auditory stimuli, a dog left outside may raise the alert at every instance. Each noise and person or animal passing by is likely to get your dog into a barking frenzy &end ash; not a great way to stay in your neighbors' good graces!