Have you ever been caught off guard by your dog barking right in your face? If so, you’re not alone. In this article, we’ll explore the reasons behind this behavior and provide helpful solutions.
There are several reasons why your dog may bark right in your face, including boredom, greeting, hunger, drowsiness, lack of exercise, joy, pain or discomfort, frustration, or a need for attention or a seat. To address this behavior, you can try capturing calm, ignoring the behavior, mentally stimulating your dog, and providing adequate exercise.
It’s important to identify the exact cause of this behavior to address it effectively. Ignoring this behavior can lead to unwanted behavioral issues, so it’s essential to take action.
Reasons why your dog may bark right into your face
Barking is part of the language and communication of dogs. It can have multiple meanings and can occur in different situations.
As an owner, you should inform yourself about this and other typical dog behavior. Does your bark more often right into your face, and you don’t know what it means?
So, here is a list of reasons.
- Demand for attention
- When it wants your seat
- When it wants treats
- When feeling sleepy
- Due to boredom
- As a greeting
- Due to some kind of frustration
- Due to hungry
- Lack of exercise
- When it wants to play
- When it wants to pee or poop
- Because of Joy
- Pain or discomfort
Yeah, this is pretty much all the reasons. So, it’s time to dive right in one by one. Go through the whole article, and I’m gonna share with you the most practical methods that will definitely help you to resolve this problem.
So, guys, let’s get started!
Your dog may bark right into your face as a demand for attention
Some dogs seek their owners’ attention through uninterrupted and prolonged barking. This can be accompanied by moans and whimpers or other behaviors such as scratching your leg with its paw or pushing forward its snout.
It is important to address such behavior it becomes frequent or is related to anxiety. Often, dogs tend to bark demand attention,
- When you busy with your phone
- While watching TV
- While reading a book
- When you engage with something that you wanna give loads of attention to.
In such cases, you cannot give your attention to your dog right away. If you do so, it could lead to a behavioral problem. I mean, dogs are smart enough, and your dog can understand that he needs to bark right into your face in order to get your attention.
So, over time it can become so annoying. If you ignore him for a long time, it could lead to some psychological problems such as anxiety.
So, what are suitable approaches to resolve this problem? Don’t worry, let’s discuss that under solutions. In fact, I invite you to stick to the end because these solutions are efficient and proven methods.
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When your dog wants your seat
I have experienced this many times with my Doberman. Back in the day, when I sit on the couch and watching TV full of relaxation, Roxi (my Doberman) starts barking.
It happened continuously every day. So, I approached her several times to figure out what the issue was, then. Can you guess what she did?
She took my couch as soon as I got up. Then I figured out that this is not good. So, I easily eased that behavior by using a few of my tricks.
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Your dog may bark right into your face when it wants treats.
Do you know that dogs have a very accurate internal clock? This means they can figure out what to do at what time. This is why most professionals advise is to make an appropriate routine for your dog and stick to that.
So, what I want to emphasize here is that if you used to give your dog puppy treats while you watching TV, and if one day you forget to do that, your dog will probably bark right into your face with the purpose of reminding you IT’S TREAT TIME!
When feeling sleepy
Sometimes your dog may bark right into your face just to indicate that they wanna sleep. I know it’s some kind of a joke. If he is in the house, why does he want to tell you, “I’m sleepy”?
Well, think about it in this way. Sometimes, dogs tend to bark as they feel sleepy when their bed is misplaced or something else problem. Sometimes, water has fallen to its sleeping place. Or his favorite toy that he used to play with before bedtime has been misplaced.
By the way, here is why greyhounds sleep so much.
Due to boredom
When your dog becomes bored or frustrated, it can crave attention, especially if he feels insecure. By barking right into your face, the dog may be crying out for your attention since it learns early that barking can get a reaction.
There are several reasons why does your dog become boredom,
- Left alone for an extended time
- Lack of exercise
- Not having enough attention
- Some potential health issues
You can ease its boredom with the following,
- Puzzle toys
- Raw bones
- Bringing another companion for your dog
- With adequate exercises
- Treating with tasty puppy treats.
As a greeting
Some enthusiastic dogs bark in greeting when their owners get home. This is usually one or two high-pitched barks accompanied by the tail wagging, jumps, and demands to be caressed.
So, in this case, your lovely dog will bark right into your face, and it doesn’t indicate any kind of bad health or behavioral problem.
Make sure to cuddle a bit with your loving canine companion as you just arrive home. I mean, don’t just directly go to the couch or somewhere else. Because your buddy has been waiting the whole day expecting your arrival. Just give some fun, man.
Your dog may bark into your face due to some kind of frustration.
For example, if you have hidden a tennis ball that is still visible to your dog, it may bark right into your face to indicate that it cannot reach its toy and ask you to retrieve it.
In such cases, the bark is choppy and frequent. So, if your bark due to some kind of frustration, it’s not a big deal. All you need to do is, investigate that particular issue, and make your dog happy.
Your dog may bark into your face due to hungry.
Sometimes dogs tend to bark as they feel hungry. So, in such cases, think if you forget the mealtime. As I mentioned above, they have a very accurate internal clock. So, they expect everything right on time.
Lack of exercise is also a reason.
Sometimes dogs tend to bark right into our faces just to indicate that they are bored and need exercise. So, the lack of exercise also can be a reason.
But, Sometimes, the number of exercises you provide your dog may not be sufficient. Because some dogs require strenuous exercises on a daily basis. So, giving adequate exercises is crucial.
So, here are the dogs that need a high amount of exercise.
- Australian Shepherd
- Labrador Retriever
- Golden Retriever
- Weimaraner
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Dalmatian
- Border Collie
- Siberian Husky
- German Shepherd
- Boston Terrier
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Pointer
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Irish Setter
- Boxer
Dogs tend to bark right into the face when they want to play.
As I mentioned above, dogs have a very accurate clock. They know at what time you are gonna play with him. If you somehow forget to play with him, barking is one way that gonna convenience you that they wanna play.
In fact, he will also bring the ball to you to let you know he needs to play.
When it wants to pee or poop
Your dog may bark right into your face when it wants to pee or poop. If you used to take him out for peeing or pooping, this could often happen during the night.
I mean, he will bark at your face to just convenience that he wants to go out. In fact, these are other signs that your dog needs to potty.
- Sniffing
- Whining
- circling
- Sudden changes in activity
- Going to the door
- Scratch the door
- Pawing at the door
Because of Joy or while playing
Your dog can also bark right into the face while playing or interacting positively with other dogs, animals, or people. In such cases, the barks are loud and spaced out.
So, here I am happy to say that your dog receives enough happiness and doesn’t want to worry too much about this. In fact, this barking doesn’t indicate anything except its joy and happiness.
Your dog may bark right into your face due to pain or discomfort.
A sharp, short in low pitched bark indicates that something is wrong with your canine friend. Your dog may be conveying that something is bothering you.
If you observe such a bark right into your face along with restless body language, you should check the dog’s body and surroundings immediately.
If you cannot find out an external wound, it could be an internal injury or pain in most cases. So, I recommend you consult a veterinarian as soon as possible.
How to prevent your dog from barking right into your face?
If you went through all the above reasons for this matter, you might have realized that this behavior is extremely annoying when it became a behavioral problem.
I know, several causes are pretty much normal; and actually, you don’t wanna worry about them too much. But, when it comes to other unnecessary reasons such as attention barking, we should take some appropriate actions in order to prevent some possible behavioral problems.
So, here I’m gonna share with you the most reliable and preictal methods to ease that problem much more straightforward. So, let’s dive right in.
- Provide adequate exercises
- Reward him for the silence.
- Isolate yourself for a moment in a room
- Use the cold shoulder method
Provide adequate exercises
The first thing you can do to make your job way easier is to make sure your dog is getting the appropriate exercise. I know the amount of exercise need for your dog can be varied according to the breed. So, you wanna make an appropriate exercise schedule for your dog with professionals’ help.
Exercise is the perfect prescription for barking right into your face that occurs for several reasons. Remember, If you have an extra energetic dog, you might need to play fetch with them often or do something ling hikes regularly with them.
Reward him for the silence.
If your dog used to bark right into your face, rewarding for the silence is an excellent method to ease this problem. So, I would like to explain to you step by step.
- First, you need to induce its barking by just ignoring him for several minutes. Your dog will keep barking to grab your attention. But, you can switch on the TV and watch it.
- You should then use the “Quite” command or whatever the phrase you can use in your language to make your dog quiet. Spell it somewhat loudly and make him feel this is some kind of a real problem. Probably he will stop barking for a movement. So, if he stays at least 30 seconds, reward him with tasty puppy treats.
- Then keep doing you whatever the job. Or just watch the TV. Then he will again start to bark. So, repeat steps 1 and 2 and reward him if he holds it for at least 30 seconds.
- Then it’s time to increase that patience time. So, reward him when he quit at least 1 minute. Repeat it about 3 times. So, likewise, increase that time gradually. So, you have to be patience.
- Consistency is matters. So, practice it for at least 2-3 weeks.
Isolate yourself for a moment in a room
This is one of the most practical methods you can try. in fact, I have heard many success stories from those who have tried this method. So, let’s understand it step by step.
- So, when your dog starts to bark right into your face, stop whatever the work you are engaging with.
- Then calmly get up and go to a room and shut the door. In most cases, choosing a bedroom is better.
- Stay in there for about one minute. That means you need to wait for his whining to stop because you don’t wanna reinforce that one too.
- When your dog is completely quiet, just come out and continue the work that you have been doing.
- Do this every time this problem occurs.
So, when you do that, the dog can understand attention barking is not a good thing. So, this problem will disappear over time.
Use the cold shoulder method.
This is also another most successful method that you can quickly try to stop your dog annoy barking right into your face. So, let’s understand that one by one.
- When you get involved with some work, if your dog bark to grab your attention, you just want to ignore him and turn around. Don’t let him feel that you are giving the attention he wants. Because it could motivate your dog.
- So, you need to stay until stop that attention barking. Once he stops that, make sure to turn toward the dog and give attention.
- While you give attention, reward him with a puppy treat to encourage him to keep silent. But remember, this not gonna okay right on the first time or fifth time. You need to be consistent with this for some time.
- As he understands its bad behavior ((or other words, when he understands that he wants to stay quiet to get rewarded), you have to increase the time before rewarding. But make sure to increase that time gradually. Otherwise, the dog cannot understand what’s going on, and perhaps this annoying barking will last for a long time.
- Consistency is matters. Try this for at least 1-2 weeks.
By the way, here is what to do when the dog upstairs barks all the time.
Things to be aware
I know, if your dog used to bark right into the face, it’s so annoying. But we have discussed the most possible reasons that matter and the most reliable and practical solutions for that issue.
What I wanna emphasize here is that you need to be aware of several essential things that you cannot ignore. In fact, if you ignore them, it may cause to occur some side problems.
So, let’s understand what you wanna be aware of.
Ignoring your dog.
So, as we discussed above, you should ignore the dog for a moment to get the maximum output. But ignoring him for a long time could lead to occur some psychological problems.
Sometimes your dog may be suffering from anxiety or stress, or other related problems. In such a case, you must give them the attention they need. Consult a veterinarian as soon as possible.
Never punish your dog.
You may be engaging with a very important task. But if your dog bark at your face in such a case, don’t punish him. It’s not gonna solve the problem.
Instead, you need to set aside some time and try one of the above methods that I have shared with you.
Patience can be appreciated.
If you want to ease this annoying behavior, you should be patient. Otherwise, you will end up with nothing.
Conclusion
Some behavioral problems can occur in dogs for a variety of reasons. So, some dogs tend to bark right into their owners’ faces due to several reasons. So, this complete guide contains possible reasons with the most reliable and practical solutions for that matter. I hope you enjoyed that. If you can share your thoughts and experiences about this matter, It can be greatly appreciated. Thank you. have a nice day.
