Dog barking can be adorable but also annoying. So, here’s how to get a dachshund to stop barking – 5 ways depending on the situation. How can you calm a dachshund when you have guests? What to do if your Doxie barks, when you’re at work? What should you do if you’re out and about in the dog park and your Doxie suddenly goes berserk on a Great Dane? These situations are not only different but also require different approaches.
How To Get A Dachshund To Stop Barking?
So, what are the main things that can get your dachshund into a barking fit? The prime causes include:
- Anxiety or fear due to an external factor such as a storm, fireworks, etc.
- Attention-seeking as dachshunds can be quite the prima donnas
- Boredom if you’ve been neglecting your dog’s exercise and playtime needs
- Home defense when you have guests or personal defense when you’re out on a walk and another person or dog approaches
- Lack of socialization can also make your dachshund bark at anything that moves as the dog’s not used to other people and dogs
- Mere communication – if something is happening that the dog thinks is worth your attention, barking is a perfectly normal way to let you know
As you can see, all 6 of these causes differ greatly. So, each requires a different approach.
1. Calming A Fearful Dog
If your dog is barking out of fear, the way to stop the barking is to calm your dog down. This will usually include putting some distance between the cause of the fear, offering some physical and verbal comfort, and putting your dog in a familiar and calming environment such as its dog bed or blanket.
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2. Dealing With An Attention-seeking Dog
The immediate way to stop the barking of an attention-seeker is obviously to just give them attention. This isn’t a good long-term strategy, however, as it will only teach your dog to do it again. So, if you deal with the issue for good, it’s smarter to ignore your dog’s barking when it does it for attention. This means a few extra-loud days but calm 15+ years after that.
3. Barking Out Of Boredom
This can feel similar to the above point but it’s different. The easiest way to tell the two apart is if the dog is barking at you or at literally anything else – the wall, the sky, etc. If your dog is constantly bored, the way to deal with that is to introduce more exercise, playtime, and social interactions in its daily routine. This is especially true if your dog is suffering from separation anxiety when you’re out at work.
4. Stop Defensive Barking
Dachshunds aren’t guard dogs so if your Doxie is barking to protect you, your main approach should be to show your dog that you don’t need its protection. Chances are that your dachshund thinks it’s the alpha of the household and is taking the responsibility to protect you upon its tiny shoulders. Obedience training is necessary to dissuade your dog from this idea and to show that you’re in charge and you decide when you and your home need protection.
5. Barking Due To Lack Of Socialization
This is often related to the above point but not necessarily. Simply put, if your dog hasn’t been socialized with people and other dogs, it may perceive each of them as a potential threat. The way to avoid/stop that is to socialize your dog to show it that other people and dogs are actually all potential friends to play with and not dangerous foes to bark at.
In conclusion, figuring out how to get a dachshund to stop barking isn’t all that different from dealing with any other breed. Doxies can have a lack of socialization due to their indoorsy lifestyle, and they can suffer from separation anxiety if you leave them home alone too often. However, all such issues are perfectly manageable with the right approach.
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