Dog Health Questions: Dog Training Question. Watchim command...?

I have a 2 year old GSD, which I have been training since he was about 3 month old. He is very obedient, and He knows the command. The problem is, that he wont do it like clock work, like every other command he knows. He only barks on command when he wants to, and will not do it towards anyone. When he does it, his bark is ferocious. I have tried all of my previous training methods, which works wonderfully with all other commands. Any tips or insight would be appreciated. I live in a horrible neighbor hood, and I am somewhat immobile. But, I walk the dog at night, and some people get to close if you know what I mean. I am NOT training him in bitework. I just want him to bark like clockwork. He does this in my yard, but not so well on the leash.

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Make sure you always have very delicious treats and treat him immediately when he barks. Little cubes of cheese, bits of hot dog, something he'll really work for. I bet he'll be as quick and consistent as you are in under a week, maybe by the end of the first day, if you ask several times for short periods.

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• When your in your home put your dog on his leash and go to a quiet room. Then issue the command once and only once, if he does not do it let him know that is not what you want using the methods you used in the past. After a five second pause try again always saying the command once. The second he does the command properly reward him. Do this for about fifteen minutes a day. After he is continually doing it in the house start introducing new distractions or even trying in the yard still on the leash. After consistently doing it on the leash outside progress it to whatever other conditions you want. Just do it in small steps. Good luck.


• When I walk my dog, I take treats with me and have it ready in my hand for when I want her to do what I tell her. Usually, I don't need it, but I certainly get a quicker response when she knows I have a treat.