How do you stop dogs from barking?

I remember my first dog hardly ever barked and my mum was concerned until we adopted our second dog (they are actually sisters) and it barked all the time. Then she wished she had the problem of a dog who didn't bark again.

I think the only real way to get a dog to stop barking would be to train it. We trained our second dog not to bark at passers by ect.. and she would respond to a simple shhhhh sound followed by her name. It's probably best you talk to a specalist dog trainer. :-)