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How can I stop my dog from barking at windows and jumping on guests?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | 12 years and 9 months old | 88 lbs

How do you get your dogs to stop barking at the window and jumping at the door on people?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 19th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. I would recommend using a spray bottle filled with water and every time Woody barks, spray him in the face and say "off!". I would also recommend using a citronella collar, which can help deter Woody from barking. Jumping on people I would use the same technique with the spray bottle and even something loud such as an empty can filled with coins that you can shake loudly at Woody to stop the behavior. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions / or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

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