I don’t think we should expect a dog to never bark, the thing you need to correct is the excessive barking. To train them correctly you first need to find out why he is barking too much.. Is it: Territorial/Protective, Alarm/Fear, Boredom/Loneliness, Greeting/Play, Attention Seeking, Separation Anxiety/Compulsive Barking.. each one of those has a solution based on the reason why.
If you have figured he is just excessive barking you can train him to stop, what you need to do is in a firm voice say “quiet” wait until he stops barking then praise him and give him a yummy treat.. something he wouldn't get all the time.. maybe a piece of boiled chicken.. little cheese something like that. Be careful never to reward him when he is barking. If you do this every time he starts barking excessively he eventually will learn when you say “quiet” he is to be quiet.
I would personally never use bark collars, spray bottles, cans of pennies.. etc.
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