What can I do to help my dog to stop barking at people?
My family is having a situation that we would really love some advice on. Recently, my parents moved from a house into a 55+ community of mobile homes. They have dogs that are able to go in and out as they please within a fenced area around their home. Recently, there have been complaints about our large dog pertaining to barking/jumping. Apparently, my parents have a new neighbor who was bit by a dog once and is afraid of all dogs because of this. She had someone helping her this past week who was on her roof and according to the office (not the person themselves), our dog barked at him for an "hour straight" while he was on the roof and it scared them because he is a "pitbull" mix. My parents have prior approval from the office manager to have our dog with them. He's still young at 3 years old and hyper which is why he has another dog, who also barks like mad, to run around with, toys, etc. to get out his energy. However, any time someone walks by their house, BOTH dogs bark (but they only complain about the large one). He also likes to stand on the fence and he's tall on his hind legs. He cannot jump the fencing, however, the manager denied my parents request to put up other fencing that the dogs cannot see through which I think would really have helped solve a lot of the problem. Now we are resorting to bark collars which I do not believe will work. We have had this dog since he was 8 weeks old and he is my emotional support dog for my PTSD, anxiety and depression. We do not want to lose him because we fear he will be abused/killed since he is a pitbull mix.