Barking at everything

[Pepsi Hawks]

Hello I'm after a bit of advice our 6month puppy has started to bark at everything mainly her reflection in the patio door  from inside the house, but now birds flying overhead and randomly barking in the garden we do have a lot of cats in the neighbourhood so wandering if she's sensing them.
We are able to distract her with toys or treats etc but not sure if this is just a faze ? And if anyone has had similar issues ? She is also quite reactive to other dogs and would like to try and get this under control but I'm guessing both issues are connected.

[russ-g]

I try to ignore all barking. If I react to it in any way it usually result in more barking. The last thing you want is for pup to think that barking equals attention.

Hopefully they will grow out of it

[Pepsi Hawks]

Thanks russ-g
Yea its difficult to ignore I have been walking out of the room although she follows me and does go quiet, but then 2mins later back to barking at her reflection 😔
I think it's mainly that she needs socialising with other dogs.

[Jaysmumagain]

Does she have a crate, if so a bit of time in there each time she starts might help and of course walking away.
As you say very difficult.

[bizzylizzy]

Be a bit careful of using treats as a distraction, she might start and interpret the treat as a reward for barking. If you can,  distract with a toy or encourage her to come to you or play, or sit, or whatever and then treat her as reward for not barking. The idea is to offer an alternative behaviour to that what she‘s doing and then reward her for doing that properly. Its not always as easy as the training instructions will have you believe  but I learned the hard way that treats can actually be contra productive if you don’t get the timing right. ( My dog is nearly 8, CAN do lots of things but only when he wants to and if he gets „paid“  )!!
Best of luck! 

[Pepsi Hawks]

Thanks
She does have a crate and is absolute dream when she's in there and goes in with no issues, so I'm a bit worried that if I start using the crate she might think of it as a punishment and then become reluctant to go in (not sure if her brain will think that way ) She never gets treats without having to sit or paw or lay or rollover or touch (sometimes all activities  ) I'm think it's because she thinks it's another dog so I may change tactics and try and get her to calm down around other dogs when out although I think this is going to be a mammoth job ......