Thread: Barking German Shepherd

Shock collar with remote. No need to turn it up. Lowest setting (tingle) generally will work just fine.
On a weekend, put the dog in the back yard. Drive off like a work day. Leave the car down the street and walk back.
Watch the dog without letting him know you're there - maybe from inside the house...
Or let a trustworthy neighbor do it when you're at work...

Dogs usually show interest behavior just before barking. Every time the dog looks like he's about to bark, give him a short hit of the shocker. You're not trying to punish the barking as much as disrupt the dog's interest-response thought process. Do it enough times and the dog will still show interest, but will no longer bark. Works pretty quickly if you time the shocks right. May fail on beagles and other baying hunters. Too many triggers I guess or baying is just too deep a behavior to disrupt. This method also works well against car-chasing and garbage diving.

A regular vocal chord-triggered shocker will also work, but will stop all barking. Get a good one. The cheap ones can be triggered by movement, like scratching or banging it on steps, etc... Not good.

Just my experience. Probably depends on the dog and the situation as to what will work best.