How to stop my dog's excessive barking at night and get some sleep?

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For some reason my neighbour has people coming and going from their house all day and it continues through the night and all hours of the morning and it seems to really agitate my dog as he'll start running up and down the fence line barking loudly and jumping up on the fence even at ridiculous times making it really difficult to sleep, my question is, is there a way I can teach him when it's inappropriate to bark so that Im not having to constantly get up to calm him down and I can get to rest. Pet's info: Dog | Rottweiler | Male | neutered

Megan, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

There are a few natural things you can try first. First, if it is the barking that is the biggest problem you can try a citronella bark collar. If you feel like he is mostly anxious, you could try a calming collar like adaptil or sentry. There are also some calming chews which can help to curve anxiety like vetriscience composure chews. If these things don't work, then you may have to try something stronger like an anti-anxiety medicine like trazadone or fluoxetine on a daily basis. You can talk to your vet about these medicines or something similar that may help. Finally, worse can scenario there are bark shock collar that you could try if nothing else helps. I hope this helps!

How to stop my dog's excessive barking at night and get some sleep?

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