Originally Posted by LadyMischief

I'd suggest you start looking into Cesar Milan's teachings, baddog. My dogs rarely bark, and when they do, it's because generally it's something worthy of investigation. What it is mostly about is you as a pack leader letting them know when it is or not acceptable to bark, and them respecting your wishes as such. If dogs in a pack barked frantically all the time the pack would never catch prey... they have their own signals to let each other know when to hush up, and they work for people too, if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn along with him ;)