[header] How to train dogs not to bark [title] Do not reward the barking by shouting. [step] Training a dog not to bark early on is much easier than breaking the habit once your dog has developed it. One of the keys to this is to avoid ever reinforcing or rewarding barking in the first place. 
If your dog barks and you shout for quiet, you are rewarding the barking with attention in your dog's mind. Your dog may even interpret the shouting as your version of barking in response.