People don't realize that you have to communicate with animals at their level. They don't speak English. I watched a relative's dog for a week. It was a smal

People don't realize that you have to communicate with animals at their level. They don't speak English. I watched a relative's dog for a week. It was a small breeed that barked at everyone walking by the house. The owner had given up on "correcting" (picking up the dog and cuddling with it while explaining that it shouldn't bark at everyone) it and just put up with the noise. I wasn't having it, so when it barked at my house, I'd aggressively rush up to it, dominate its space, and stare it down. I'd then shun the dog for a couple minutes by completely ignoring it. It only took a 2-3 days to stop the barking and I considered it a huge victory when my contractor rang the doorbell and walked in and the dog didn't even budge. Of course, all training requires reinforcement and the dog still barks nownthat they're back with the relative. When the dog visits, it barks as well but only needs a couple reminders to stop.