What to do with a barking dog

[jrrsparkles]

Re: training your dog to be quiet, I agree. But if you don't know how to train your dog, then hire someone else (or a professional) who knows how to do it instead.
Re: possible medical issues, it's totally possible and this should be the most realistic thing to do, before even considering "putting your dog down" for barking all the time.

Best advice you can get is here in quote, OP
I believe any dog can be trained, no matter what age it is - its just a matter of time and effort
If you haven't trained your dog at this point I assume you have 0 knowledge in this area so you should really find a person who know how to do it

Not really for such an old dag, because it seem the barking issue is only in the recent days and also you should notice the obese part which maybe a medical issue with the dogs so it is necessary to find the doctor and treating him will ease the condition.

[BADecker]

Voice box removal surgery.     

[localoca]

My German Sheppard "Doc" is a family member to us.  He is getting old now- 5 years of age and obese for his age.   
He now is barking all the time and not sure what to do.   I do not want to put him down because it would bring much sadness for my family.

What do you do for your barking dog?

Check your dog and you can say "quiet" but be careful not to shout or yell to him since it might think that you are barking along with him. Check also the environment, there might be people passing or other animals that he's barking on. But if he keeps on barking without any reason, it must be a red flag that he needed a medical help . If so, seek your veterinarian immediately.

[Twinkledoe]

get a "shocking" collar.
It is activated with the barks.
My neighbor had a fucking annoying dog that barked all the time.
I asked them to do something, they bought a collar, the dog stopped barking the following day.
Now it is quiet.

Hopefully, the dog isn't barking for a reason.  :/

The best advice is to go to a vet and make sure there is nothing wrong with the dog physically, before you try the shock collar. 

He barks from anxiety is what the vet told me, something common with his breed.  A shocking collar is out of the question.   
We have a small apartment and maybe he just wants a yard to run around in and make his bathroom.

So have you realized how can you rectify the situation for your dog? Why is it only now that he's showing the anxiety after 5 years of living with you? I guess there's other reason for that. You need to find where he's coming from because your neighbors will get annoyed with you. And I do understand them, because I don't want a dog barking all day long also.

[Kamilaz]

for some reason i actually love the sound of dogs barking. i think it's because my house is always so silent.