Do you want to stop your dog from barking and growling at the mailman? Or shredding your mail after it is dropped in the door? Maybe your dog even shows more aggressive behavior and chasing the mailman to bite him and succeeds occasionally. Does any of this sound familiar? Then I have a few simple tips that may help you train your dog’s behavior.
Leave A Dog Treat For The Mailman
I have found a trick that really works and this might sound a little strange, but it does help you and the mailman calm down an overly aggressive dog. You can even discuss this trick with your mailman so he knows what you are up to. Have you ever noticed that when there is a tasty treat involved dogs tend to be a little nicer and friendlier?
This is a very simple trick. All you have to do is tape a doggy biscuit or your dogs favorite treat to the outside of the door. Then when the mailman comes have him put the tasty treat and the mail through the door. Now when you dog notices that the mailman has left a treat with that scary pile of mail the mail won’t look so scary. If this is done on a regular daily basis you’re your dog may even anticipate and enjoy the mailman coming everyday.
Move The Furniture Around
Although this is not quite as much a remedy as the dog treat trick above, this little tidbit of advice is great for reducing the amount of barking your dog does whenever the mailman approaches. Dogs can actually hear a person approach way before they can visually see them. That is when the loud barking typically begins. So this furniture trick will help him stay a little bit more calm and reduce the amount of barking.
Simply move around a chair or a side table and place it in front of the window or any other area in which your dog can usually see a person approaching. For example, when the mailman comes to my house, my dog can first see him approaching the sidewalk through the side window and then again near the main window which is located next to my door. I moved a chair in front of both Windows so that he was distracted by the object and did not put as much emphasis on seeing the mailman.
This little trick works great and seems to calm most dogs to a point so that their barking never reaches those high levels which makes a person crazy, especially if you have a very loud Chihuahua like I do! Although your dog will still bark when he senses the mailman coming, it will not last that long due to diverting his attention with the moved furniture.
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