If a dog hasn’t been thoughtfully taught what the word quiet means, he’ll probably just keep barking. And even if he has been taught its meaning, if you yell it loudly, you’ve probably changed enough of the word’s acoustics so that your dog can’t recognize it. It’s so very human for us, getting frustrated, to yell “Quiet” louder and louder, sounding for all the world like just another barking pack member, but it’s not very effective.
