if you are going to be gone you can take him to a kennel. the one I used to use charged $20 a night.

I agree with Imrielle and only have a bit to add here.
You do have to catch him in the act, which will be hard.
Be careful about g giving him so many treats for his right responses, though.
Pets can easily get overweight: with many treats and little exercise.
Have a choker collar on your dog and your leash in hand.
WHen he starts barking, give him a quick tug and release o with the leash.
say,”no.”
ANd, I would give him a command of lying down.
Most dogs are more ********** when they are down and less likely to bark.
So, he barks,
you correct him and make him lie down.
Then, you give him verbal praise, tactile praise and maybe a treat for the first few times.
You wean him from the treats and just rely on the verbal/tactile praise.
Then, if someone does come to the door, or if you know that he wants to bark, but thinks about it and lies down, give him lots of praise.
You need to find out, though:
Does he bark all the time when you are not there?
Does he just bark when people go by your house?
If he only barks when people go by your house, then, maybe crating him and moving him to another room would help.
Don’t allow him to roam free in your house.\
Many dog sitters come to the home, now. They should not “teach” your dog, that is your job,
but they will take it out and give it attention.
Yes, a child is a good idea, as long as you can trust them with your dog.
And, of course, as long as your dog is not too aggressive or hyper.
Boarding or finding a family farm are good options for long periods of stay.
You can’t give him a reward when you get home, the correction’ correction/reward must be quick and immediately follow the action.

I have a guide dog and yur dogs must be on their best behavior.
So, we have been taught these things, just in case our dogs develop some of these behavior after leaving class.

So I had this problem with my neighbors. Their dog would bark non-stop all day when they wern’t home. The reason most people don’t try to talk to their neighbors about this is because people usually don’t care. I put a VERY nice note on their door telling them the problem, telling them I groom dogs for a living even and would help in anyway I could to solve the problem. They called and told me there wasn’t a problem.
I purchased a “Barker Breaker” It is activated by barking and it triggers a ultra sonic and audible tone that dogs HATE, it also has a remote.
You could also invest in a nice sized crate to keep her in and look into “petsitters” that can come let her out potty if you won’t be home in time.
Is there a kid in the neighbor hood that would like to make a couple of bucks to walk your pet?
Just a few suggestions.

Ok you sound stressed, try not to stress so much about your neighbours. I know it is hard I had the same problem my mum and I inherited a little yappy dog when her bf died, this dog would not shut up and they neighbours complained we already had one dog and we couldnt cope so we had to give it away to a good home.

There is a method of training the dog not to bark so much, you need to train your dog on how to speak, so stand in front of your dog, have some treats ready have your hand out and do the action to speak (hard to explain but imagine you have a puppet hand) then say speak, speak until your dog barks then give them a treat for barking. Do it again and this time when they bark you say Quiet! when they stop barking give them a treat. This should enable you to control your dogs barking so when you say quiet the dog will know to stop barking.

(If you are lucky you might be able to find a tape of this on Youtube)

You also need to make sure your dog is’nt bored so get some toys hide some treats in the yard, that way your dog has something to do while you are gone.

Just like with any other problem behavior with dogs, you have to be able to catch your dog in the act if you want to effectively correct them. Everytime you cannot be home with your dog and he gets away with barking uncontrolably, it reinforces this behavior. It’s kind of a “If no one says it’s wrong it must be right!” type of mentality. Because of this, the best way to stop your dog from barking is to make sure that he doesn’t have access to the things he likes to bark at when you’re not available to correct him. This could mean crating him inside, not letting him go outside unattended, or finding someone else to be with him so that THEY can correct him (humanely, of course).

Have you tried finding a reliable doggie daycare in your area? Many PetSmarts actually offer this service for a reasonable price, and they are open til about 9pm for evenings when you need to be away.

It’s understandable that you wouldn’t be able to do this everyday, particularly with the expenses, but it’s a very nice alternative for those times when you know you’re going to be out of the house all day. A good boarding facility would be another option for an overnight stay if you’re going to be away from your home later hours.

I agree that shock collars should be a last resort as they are
not considered positive reinforcement, but they are viable alternatives if you have absolutely no other options.

There is a product called the “Stationary Bark Control” by PetSafe that sits in your home (your dog does not wear it) and emits a loud, ultrasonic sound to interrupt your dog when he barks. It is fairly inexpensive and has worked for several of my students as an alternative to a shock collar.

Hope this helps some, and I’m sorry for your family’s loss.

ask it. Then go take a yoga class, it’s very relaxing.

maybe you should put your dog in the bathroom while you are gone. that way if he has an accident its easy to clean up. dont take him to a shelter and get rid of him. they kill animals if they aren’t adopted and thats just horrible. or maybe you should really think about moving. like out to the country so your dog can bark all he/she wants. good luck.

Watch the Dog Whisperer on National Geographic. I know he has addressed this before.