System and method for detecting and reducing animal vocalizations

A method for training a dog to reduce barking, comprising:

• during a first time period:
• accessing an audio feed captured by an audio sensor integrated within a training apparatus deployed in an environment and configured to dispense units of a treat into a working field, within the environment, proximal the training apparatus;
• at a first time, detecting a first bark event based on audible signals extracted from the audio feed, the first bark event corresponding to barking of the dog;
• and
• in response to detecting the first bark event:
• interpreting a first set of environmental data based on environmental signals extracted from the audio feed, the first set of environmental data representing conditions of the environment at the first time;
• selecting an intervention action, in a set of intervention actions, configured to mitigate the first bark event;
• triggering the training apparatus to dispense units of the treat according to the intervention action;
• predicting a first environmental trigger, for the dog based on the first bark event and the first set of environmental data;
• and
• storing the first environmental trigger, in a set of environmental triggers, in a dog profile generated for the dog;
• and
• during a second time period succeeding the first time period:
• accessing the audio feed captured by the audio sensor integrated within the training apparatus;
• at a second time, interpreting a second set of environmental data based on environmental signals extracted from the audio feed, the second set of environmental data representing conditions of the environment during the second time period;
• in response to the second set of environmental data corresponding to presence of the first environmental trigger in the environment, predicting a second bark event at a third time succeeding the second time;
• and
• in response to predicting the second bark event at the third time, triggering the training apparatus to dispense units of the treat according to the intervention action at a fourth time preceding the third time.