How to stop my dog from barking loudly for early morning treats?

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Padme is a frequent and loud barker. Every morning I give all my dogs a snack, two of them stay and wait calmly until it is time to give it to them, but Padme barks nonstop even if its 5:30am. I stopped giving her snacks in the morning to see if she stops the behavior, so far no change. Any suggestions on how to modify this conduct? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 7 months and 5 days old | 9 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there! Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! When it comes to dog behavior modification it is all about positive reinforcement and most importantly a lot of patience, persistent and cosistency. I would encourage you to start giving the treats at a later time so that she can bark and not affect your neighbors. Now, what you are going to do is that you let her go until she stops to your command for her to calm down. When she finally does you praise her and give her the treat. Sooner or later she will associate staying quiet with something positive. It just takes some time. Once she learns then you may be able to go back to the morning routine. Good luck and have a nice day!

How to stop my dog from barking loudly for early morning treats?

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