How can I stop my dog bark at other dogs when he asks for play

[4petAbank.]

My dog likes dog park, and played well in there. The only thing bothers me is when he wants to play with anyone, he bark at him/her, as if saying "play with me. play with me...." Many dog owners do not like it, and m. How can I let him know that give a inviting posture is good enough, he does not need to bark to get a playmate?

[gayed]

maybe by barking he is trying to protect you. You dont seem to have mastered the english language and he can probably sense this. Try walking with a more confident posture. Soon he wont feel the need to protect you


hope this helps

[4petAbank.]

yeah, you are right, English is not my mother language :-)

I normally don't walk my dog in dog park, I just stand aside and watch him play. He goes away to find dogs he wants to play with. And most of the time, he gives a inviting gesture first, if the other dog doesn't reply, he start barking (his heckle is not up at all time, so I know he is just want to play).

[joggerjayne]

My dog's got no nose.

[dustypuss]

how dose he smell ?

[fredpuli47]

How does he smell? TERRIBLE! [BOOM! BOOM!]

Ignore that, 4pet.

Is he young? If so, he's almost certain to bark. It's a 'play bark'! Older dogs do it too, but not quite as much. Closely related dogs and old friends dispense with any bark and play at the signal of bowing.

Keep him on the lead.If he wants to go to another dog and the other dog responds that it wants to play, check with that dog's owner and if they agree let yours off the lead. Let the two play together .

It could simply be that your letting your dog run anywhere is what is annoying to the other owners.They might not like their dog to play or they might not want to be bothered by yours bouncing about and disturbing theirs, whether theirs is keen to play or not..

[4petAbank.]

Hi fredpuli47, thanks for the reply. Yes, my dog is pretty young. He is 1 year and 3 weeks old. He only barks when asking for play, and immediately stops when play is started. Most people don't leash their dogs in the dog park here. I saw many times when a dog was in the dog park, and was on leash or has muzzles on; he became the target of many other dogs. As if they like to bully the weak and fear the strong. And meanwhile, the one that was on leash or wearing muzzle, behaved much more aggressive. I was told it was because they felt more vulnerable. I currently carry a water bottle for my dog; he drinks from it when he is thirsty. Whenever he starts barking, I spray water on his face, it helps a little bit, but not as good as I want. And I don�t know if this will let him mis-connect punishment with the dog he is barking at, and develop some negative feelings toward that dog. He plays very well with other dogs though. He is one of the popular dogs in the park, many owners actually keep asking their dogs to play with him. I was told he will grow out of it, is it true. How long will that take?

[terambulan]

Everytime your dog barks call it close to you and make it sit quietly. It'll soon get the message that it doesn't need to alert you to other dogs nearby.