Barking for food is fairly easy to fix. If she barks, sit down and don't serve her food until she stops. Use a key phrase like "no bark" or a sound, "shhh" and give the command once and sit down. Teach her to sit to wait for her food. Praise profusely when she does it correctly. You could check out the "Nothing in Life is Free" program which is similar.
For other types of barking, I have read here that people have had success with different methods: the bark repeller, spray bottle, and more traditional methods like teaching to bark on command first and then teaching the quiet command. I have had the most luck with traditional training for Max, who is an alarm barker. He feels he needs to alert me to too much.
__________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy
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