How exactly do these things stop barking?

This thread on barking may help though -

https://www.dogforum.com/posts/3657222/

 

Oh! Sorry about that. I aimed to share activities that help manage a puppy's energy, which can contribute to barking. A tired puppy is often a quieter puppy! I'll update the post to be more helpful.

 

Hey everyone! I see many people with barking puppies. It can be hard.

Here are some tips that helped my friend's puppy.

Puppies have so much energy. Walks help them burn it off and stay calm. Walk them at least 30 minutes each day. Try new places like parks and trails. This keeps their noses busy and minds active

Toys like tug ropes and fetch games keep them busy. Change toys every few days to keep them fun. Play with them a few times a day. Tug-of-war with a strong rope toy is great.

Let your puppy tug on one end while you hold the other. Fetch is fun too. Throw a ball or frisbee. Get your puppy to bring it back. Start with short throws then throw further. Hide and seek is a blast. Hide behind furniture or in different rooms. Call your puppy to find you. This game makes them think and have fun

Short training sessions teach new tricks and keep their minds sharp. Start with easy commands like sit and stay. Use treats and praise as rewards. Keep sessions short, around 5-10 minutes

What works best for your puppy? Do you have any tips or tricks?

None of the things that @DogsandTips mentions in this post will even address barking, let alone do anything to stop it or to train a dog not to be barky.
If you are going to write a post that claims to be informative on a topic, then it would be highly preferable if you actually address the topic in the post.

 

Thank you for sharing your perspective... My aim was to to share activities that help manage a puppy's energy, which can contribute to barking. I'll update the post soon to be more helpful. Thanks

 

Hey everyone! I see many people with barking puppies. It can be hard.

Here are some tips that helped my friend's puppy.

Puppies have so much energy. Walks help them burn it off and stay calm. Walk them at least 30 minutes each day. Try new places like parks and trails. This keeps their noses busy and minds active

Toys like tug ropes and fetch games keep them busy. Change toys every few days to keep them fun. Play with them a few times a day. Tug-of-war with a strong rope toy is great.

Let your puppy tug on one end while you hold the other. Fetch is fun too. Throw a ball or frisbee. Get your puppy to bring it back. Start with short throws then throw further. Hide and seek is a blast. Hide behind furniture or in different rooms. Call your puppy to find you. This game makes them think and have fun

Short training sessions teach new tricks and keep their minds sharp. Start with easy commands like sit and stay. Use treats and praise as rewards. Keep sessions short, around 5-10 minutes

What works best for your puppy? Do you have any tips or tricks?

Barking is just communication. Problem barking is another matter and the reason why the puppy is barking constantly needs to be identified and addressed - not just glossed over with walks and games. Is it because it's night time and you've left an infant alone in a strange place in the dark and gone to bed? Is it because the pup is overtired and hasn't learned to settle so is demanding attention? Is it because you've gone to work and left the pup alone for hours? Has a fly broken wind 3 miles away and pup has mistaken it for an intruder about to break in? Is pup bored/likes the sound of it's own voice?

30mins exercise per day might not sound much, but the problem with such advice is that it's easily misread as 30mins on leash exercise per walk. And that isn't good for growing joints and muscles.

Same goes for tug-o-war and Fetch games (and consider that not all dogs like games like this). Keep them short, or wait til Pup has finished growing.

Also consider that puppies need to have completed their full round of injections before they can go for walks. Pathogens that a full-grown dog with an intact immune system can shake off, a young puppy cannot.

5mins training session is too long for a baby/toddler. And 10mins is waaaaay too long.

Trainers have already been addressed.

You should know things like all this if you're putting yourself out there on the internet as an expert. Which you are, given that you host a blog.

 

Some very sage advice. For a newbie, this one is eye-popping:

"puppies need to have completed their full round of injections before they can go for walks. Pathogens that a full-grown dog with an intact immune system can shake off, a young puppy cannot."

What comprises a full round of inoculations? How long does it take for them to become effective?

Everybody is going to want to see and touch Benjie when he comes home. Do we sequester him?

 

These collars are awful. In the first place, the strong, unpleasant citronella smell lingers long after the bark. In the second place, another dog could bark, but the dog with the collar gets the punishment.

 

I suspect that this account was only created to promote the user's website and "blog" (which are found in their profile). Many of these generic-sounding modern "blogs" are full of AI-generated content. They mainly exist so the blogger can earn a small amount of ad revenue, and hopefully get more visitors to notice something that is for sale. This user is trying to sell an ebook of their training tips.

 

Have your neighbours' dogs been vaccinated?

Importantly, are they good role models for a puppy? Will they be calm and gentle? What you don't want is for your puppy to think all dogs are there as his playmates or there for his entertainment. Most of us work to train our dogs to be dog neutral - neither afraid of, or magnetised to other dogs. You want you to be the centre of your dog's universe, you really don't want to be 'that' owner chasing your dog shouting "biscuits, Benjie!" as he hares off across the field because there's another dog there.

 

I recommend being very careful about who you expose the puppy to. Be certain that any dogs are fully vaccinated and up to date with those vaccinations and boosters as appropriate.
If you don't know the owners well enough to know that for certain, do not let your new puppy near them. Human beings should be of the calm and quiet variety, as should the dogs, and all exposure should be limited to only a few minutes. I wouldn't let him, because he is so tiny, be down on the floor or ground with any grown dogs at all.