In my ideal world, my dog would bark as someone approaches the house until I say “ok Scout that’s enough” and then she would happily sit back down knowing I am aware of the situation.

In reality, she rarely barks when someone approaches the house, and as they open the door and enter she sits there smiling away looking at them (silently). However, when a person 15 houses down says something, she somehow hears it and feels the need to sound the alarms. She usually stops after I’ve asked, begged, and reasoned with her for 2 minutes.

It’s too much when your neighbours become cheesed off at you or when the dog is barking at nothing just for the sake of it

From 1 dog owner to another dog owner. ALL dogs should be trained to use the bark. the dog should be trained to use his bark for getting your attention either for a meal, or go outside, alert you that someone is at the door and emergencies. They should not be allowed to bark at other dogs or cats, other people going by your apartment or up and down stairs. They can be taught this at any age. The reason they bark is to establish their turf, this is not except-able behavior when the dog lives in an apartment doweling. You might think about going to a pet store and get a book on dog training.. I hope this helps you… Good Luck…

at night some times my cocker will go out to just watch the yard and sometimes a coon will be in the yard and he will tree it. or a racoon or a beaver when he barks i go nuts to stop him from barking this is at night.if a neighbors dog barks more then 6 to 8 times i get pissed keep the dog in at night i tell them one time I recored the dog barking and after they were in bed i replayed it back to themon a 100 watt 12 in speaker when they called me and told me to shut up my dog this is your dogs voice so how do you like when it’s in your face dog is in at night now

Dogs do not simply bark. I believe that dogs listening power are greater than that of humans. They will only bark when they do not feel comfortable. It might lead to howling. If the dog does howl, then you can be well aware that there is some unseen spirits nearby. You can try putting an umbrella near to a dog. This can stop the howling. No scientific proof, but if you have a dog, you can try.

Some breeds are more yappy than others. Too much barking is often a sign of boredom, nervousness, loneliness, and fear. My Mom breeds Mini-Schnauzers. They usually only bark a couple of times if they want out, in or someone is approaching the house. However, this month, Mom moved, and with a new house and territory, new noisy neighbors and the whole bit, the dog have gotten really barky. They bark at every noise, cause its a strange place, they don’t recognize alot of the sounds, smells and people. And they are not quite comfy with their new territory. Over the last couple of weeks, they have gotten better as they get used to the new neighborhood. I’m sure soon enough they Will settle down.
There is certainly such a thing as too much barking, like when it wakes up the baby across the street. Please folks, don’t keep your dog outside at night if he barks.
And yes, some dogs need to learn the “quiet”r “shush” command, its a handy thing to teach all puppies, just in case.

My on personal opinion yes
I taught my dog the quiet rule and it works. somewhat

well if your posting it on here as a question, than I believe you already have had enough. Give your dog a bite of peanut butter he will like it and it will keep his mouth closed for awhile, cause he will be licking his chops for an hour afterwards

Yes! I wish I could teach my dogs a quiet command we have three and two of them bark at EVERYTHING!!!! It’s so annoying I have to yell at the top of my lungs to get them to shut up!

My dog barks when she plays. It’s very cute. It gets more intense when she’s tired, so if she doesn’t respond to my instructions to chill out (after I’ve had my fill,) I put her in her pen, and she goes right to sleep.