Questionwe have a two yr female bison who barks at any noise.how do we control that.
AnswerI believe you have a Bichon. Although they are supposed to have a "cheerful attitude" according to the breed standard, that doesn't mean that they won't alert you when something happens. But, a dog that barks excessively can be a nuisance, so you should attempt to train her to be quiet when you ask. Here's a great article about clicker training the dog who barks too much: http://www.clickertraining.com/node/1125
If you aren't already familiar with clicker training, you can start at www.clickerlessons.com. That site has some great free training articles. Added benefit of training - it gets the dog tired, and might help her to relax. If she didn't get much socialization, or she is just genetically reactive, you can still improve things. Good luck.