[asphaltgambler]

Joe - hey, I know some of the responses above are extreme so I'll share what I know about dog behavior. Assuming the pooch is physically healthy and no issues then his / her barking may be reactive to something in the environment.

As said above - the dog could be relieving stress or fear of something. If you can't identify what is causing it, research to find a good trainer in your area to get their opinion. This is definitely not a one-size-fits-all solution. You may have to find and interview several trainers to find a good fit.

The only time I have seen dogs de-barked is my Collie breeder had her adult dogs done that way as she had @24 males / females on premises. We were concerned and asked her about this and she said she'd never get any sleep as the kennels were 100ft from her little farm house.

Point here is she had a lot of dogs, 1 would start to bark for whatever reason and the rest would chime in. You have 1 dog .........................something else is going on.