[capt_noonie]

I've found in my Uni that she barks out of excitement. When someone's at the door, it must either be a visitor for her, or someone delivering a package for her.

She will also bark when we have stopped walking on our walks, or not walking fast enough.

She also barks when she wants me to throw the ball, and I haven't thrown it yet.

Or she will bark simply bc she wants my attention for some reason or another. My point is, that dogs don't bark just to bark. They are trying to tell you something. If you ignore them, they will just continue to bark and bark. I have found that if you acknowledge it and find out what they want, they will stop. Now, whether or not you give them what they want is something else altogether. Such as, doggy barking at squirrel. I don't want doggy running after squirrel, so what i would do, is go look at the squirrel and say, oh yes squirrel! Come on over here, look toy! Or someother distracting thing to get their mind off the squirrel.

As for throwing the ball, she will do this when we are at a park playing, so I allow her to do it. She is telling me she is ready to fetch.

Some people use electronic devices to control barking, which I am against, even the ones that don't shock. It doesn't find the reason whey they are barking, just tells them to stop. They won't understand why they can't bark. While people have had success with those devices, it's just something I wouldn't use, that's just me.