She's lethargic. It could be a serious health issue, so i'd get her checked out. Try saying, ';Speak!'; and holding a treat over her head. It worked for my practically mute lab/golden cross.How do I teach my dog to bark?
If she's not barking at 2 1/2 I really don't think she will start at all, some dogs just aren't barkers.
That is one stoned dog. lol
shes a dog remember....
Take her to your local vet and have her check for health problems, if she is clear of any health issues, then try taking her favorite food or treat get her to sit and say speak while doing a hand signal like taking your fingers and pressing them together in a mouth like motion, and then get her excited by barking at her, and repeating speak, so this until she tries to speak then give her part of it, say good girl in a high pitch friendly voice, and repeat, do this for about 10 - 15 minutes about twice a day, but remember, dont use her regular dog food to do the training, otherwise she might think she has to bark everytime she wants to be fed, once she has that command down with the signal take her to the door, put your hand on the handle and say ';speak'; and when she does open the door, do this to get her to speak when she wants out, it worked wonders on our Husky/Shepard mix dog who refused to bark, now she barks on command and talks to us when she wants to go for a walk or ride, any more questions, feel free to e-mail me at GlpsBaby06@yahoo.com
oh it might take some time, but remember the more you work with her the more excited she'll get, then you can teach her other tricks, and remember if she attempts to speak give her a peice of the treat and keep doing that until she really starts speaking.
you have to give him an example. when you are infront of people you have to bark at them so your dog knows to bark at people when they first come to your doorsteop
Think carefully, if you really want to teach your dog barking!
To get her to bark, play with her when she is ingestively keen. Really rev her up by bouncing around with her, and have treats on you for rewards. Have a ball or something. If she does get excited enough to bark, say ';speak'; and instantly reward her with praise and a treat.
Do not say ';speak'; till she actually knows what it means. Till then, MAKE her bark, and instantly give the activity a name.
Most dogs learn that very quickly.
Hint:
Don't forget to teach your dog ';shhhhhhh'; as well. Teaching opposites often helps the dog to better understand, and it gives you a tool to stop her barking, if she decides she really likes it a lot.
Why not have a set schedule for her to go out? I let mine out at the same time each day so they know about when they are to go out. Teaching a dog to bark involves finding out what excites her, food, toys, or a person jumping around..You can tie her to a fence and then tease her until she makes any sound then praise and give her the food/toy. Repeat until she is really barking and use a command or signal. Then we she know the command anywhere ask her if she wants to go out while walking to the door and at the door tell her bark. She may never get the idea. I have 2 that go to the door and bump the knob and if that doesn't work after a few tries they pee in the house. Diff dogs have diff signals and a lazy dog prob won't bark...lol.. You could try to train her to just go to the door when she wants out. When you see her sniffing ask her excitedly ';you wanna go out?'; then let her out.
My husband taught our dog to bark by barking AT the dog, which in turn made the dog bark back. He picked up the ';speak'; command pretty quick after that. However, attempts to connect, for example, someone knocking on the door, to barking have been unsucessful.
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