Friends who have dogs know that whether they are Scottish shepherds or other German shepherds or golden retrievers, they will bark randomly as long as they are not well trained and qualified. Even small dogs can bark loudly. If you live in a collective apartment or a densely populated area, you will cause a lot of trouble to your neighbors. So we must get rid of its bad habit of barking.

Although they all bark, the reasons for barking are different. Some come from being wary of others, some come from urging the owner when they want to go for a walk, and some come from a fear of loud noises, etc.

To get rid of the bad habit of barking, you need to prescribe the right medicine and adopt different methods according to the cause. For example, when Su Mu barks at pedestrians or vehicles outside the window, you can deliberately take it to a crowded place during a walk to let it get used to this environment.

If you just reprimand it blindly and find out the reason, it will have no effect. Only by carefully identifying the cause of barking and taking appropriate measures can the bad habit of barking be effectively corrected.

① Let it get used to contact with people: When it is wary of guests and barks, you can, with the help of the guests, make it aware that the guests are not dangerous people. The owner can pet the dog to make it quiet while letting guests feed it food.

② Let your dog get used to the sound of the phone: Some dogs will bark when they hear the sound of the phone. When the ring rings, feed it food and pat its body gently to keep it calm. Ask your family to ring the phone on purpose, and when it rings, feed it food and pat its body gently to keep it calm.

When the Scottish Sheepdog barks, you should be severely reprimanded and take the following actions:

　① Lift the traction rope upwards. Lift the traction rope upwards, give your dog a stern warning, scold it, and tell it not to bark.

② Lift your dog’s chin. Lift your dog’s chin and tell it to bark without saying anything. This is also a very effective reprimand method.

If your dog stops barking after being reprimanded, praise it by saying "Very good, good boy, good boy".