Barking at everything

[Nathan980]

I have a 2 year old Jack Russell that barks at everything that goes past the front gate from cars and trucks to children. Any ideas on what I can do to get her to stop doing this.

[FEFE]

Eek! How annoying! Just as well Jack Russell's are very cute My folks had a dog that also used to bark at everything that went past their house, and they fixed it by distracting him everytime he did it. Whenever he barked they would call him and then give him a treat for obeying. Eventually he stopped barking so much, though not altogether. But I think it's good for a dog to bark a little

[Nathan980]

Thanks, that makes sense. Sounds like I'll be handing out treats all day! I'm prepared to try anything though. I don't want him to stop barking all together, just not at everything that goes by.