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Module 2: Demand Barking
The puppy who barks at you for attention, food, or to be let off the leash.
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The extinction burst
Stop reinforcing demand barks with any attention — including eye contact. Barking will get worse for 3–7 days before it collapses. Hold the line.
Catch the silence
Reward the first 2-second pause. Most demand-barkers never get rewarded for being quiet, which is why quiet stops being a strategy.
Teach an alternative
What do you want them to do instead? Sit at the food bowl, lie on the mat — train and reward the alternative heavily.
Key takeaways
- ★Plan for the extinction burst
- ★Reward 2-sec quiet
- ★Train a replacement behavior
Lesson checklist
Action items to put this module into practice.
- Tell household: no attention for demand barks
- Pick a replacement behavior
- Schedule extinction-burst week