Confinement to one small room or to a pen all day can cause a dog to become frustrated, bored and lonely which can cause excessive barking. When a dog is not provided adequate exercise the energy is released through barking. Increasing the amount of exercise may help curb this type of barking. A confined  dog should be supplied with lots of chew toys, nyla bones, bones stuffed with treats, kong toys stuffed with treats, and also try one of the new "educational toys for dogs like the "buster cube" Make sure you have not inadvertently trained your dog to bark. Your dog speaks and you obey. "Woof" and you open the door to let him out, "woof" again and you let him in, "woof" and he gets a treat, "woof" and a tummy rub, "woof" and you throw his ball--- you get the picture. Your dog has learned to get attention through barking. It is an easy trap to fall into. To get this type of barking to stop you must not "obey" your dog. When he barks to get a treat ignore him. You will praise him and give the treat when he is quiet. It takes time but after a while he will learn that the barking is not being rewarded.

If your dog is barking simply due to it’s temperament there are a number of things that you can try. If your dog is barking don"t yell or scream at him. The dog will just feel that you are joining in and could bark even more.

Squirting water in the dogs face and saying "no bark" at the same time, or throwing a shake can near the dog are methods of correction that work with most dogs. Praise the dog the instant he stops barking (even if he stopped barking from the shock of getting squirted.)

For dogs that bark when you are gone there are anti bark collars that the dog can wear. We recommend the type that spray citronella into the dogs face when he barks or the collars that emit a high frequency noise whenever the dog barks.