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05-06-2009, 11:11 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Durham
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| How To Prevent Barking I have a six month old unaltered male named Harley. I'm really worried that he's going to end up being a yappy barking dog. Maybe I'm a little bit too paranoid though, but I want to make sure I do everything in my power now to prevent it: I'm going to have him for the next 15+ years and I like quiet... So right now he's doing this thing where he makes low barking sounds... like he's mumbling about something. Then sometimes he'll just bark once or twice loudly. I'll tell him to be quiet sometimes he will, sometimes he won't. I tried holding the scruff of his neck. He'll immediately be quiet. But as soon as I let go he'll back or start mumbling again. I did this four times in a row. He mumbled, touched his neck and he was quiet, then he mumbled, touched his neck and he was quiet... over and over... each time he did it it was as if he didn't have any control over it. He didn't want me to reprimand him but he also couldn't help but bark. Am I tripping? Can somebody just give me some advice on how you maintained your yorkie's quietness and how can I let him know when it's okay to bark and when it's not without stressing us both out. |
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05-06-2009, 11:26 AM | #2 | |
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05-06-2009, 11:32 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Durham
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| Yeah that is a good idea. I've done the shake can and it does work for when he's just whining in his crate, etc. I just want to get everybody's remedy just so I'll have them in my toolkit. Any other ideas? |
05-06-2009, 11:36 AM | #4 |
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| I aggree with Chachi. Coins in a can should do the trick, however, you have to be diligent in shaking that can when he barks. It won't happen over night but when he relates the noise to his barking he should stop. All I say to Buddy now is "I'm getting the can" and quiet is immediate. He hate's that noise. This was my savior and sanity when he was younger. Now he rarely barks unless he hears someone in the hall or the door bell rings. When the door bell rings all the coins in the world would not stop him |
05-06-2009, 11:45 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Durham
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| Wow! I didn't know it could be that effective. Now I'll just carry my can with me in the house... or have it nearby. Do you raise your voice when you tell him to be quiet or do you just use your normal voice? |
05-08-2009, 07:21 AM | #6 |
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| No Can Do! When I use the can of pennies, Lucy just chases it, barking like mad because she thinks it's a new game - so the noise just escalates!
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05-08-2009, 08:11 AM | #7 |
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| With the barking ..... You have to stop the barking jag before it starts Once a dog gets into a barking mode it is VERY hard to get them to stop So you have to be vigilant and You need to yell something or do something that will stop them in their tracks Yelling NO BARK! or Clapping or Shaking a can of coins what ever it is must stop them from barking I have found a very good little trick when either of my two boys start to bark I yell EH! This will stop them and I hold up a finger If they start again I repeat and come closer and this will keep going until I am within reach If you need to continue the pointed finger touches their nose They will always stop and beg for attention and this is where you lavish praise Sounds silly but it works like a charm
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05-08-2009, 09:37 AM | #8 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I like the pennies in the can too. I used a Christmas tin, because it was louder than a soda can. You don't yell, just say No in a stern voice, and shake the can. Yelling or excitement on your part agitates them more. Don't run and chase them either. You can also say "sheeeh" as in hush. At first, he may not hear the words, but he will hear the can. You must shake the can every time he barks, you have to be more stubborn than him, otherwise, you will reinforce his barking, and he will learn he can win if he's more persistent. You will never "prevent" barking, but he should learn to stop, at your command. Now I'm able to raise my fingers to my lips, in a shushing fashion, and Joey will stop, but we still get the can out occasionally, training never really stops.
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05-08-2009, 09:40 AM | #9 | |
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05-08-2009, 04:48 PM | #10 |
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| I've tried so many ways to get Kasey to quiet down, but when she sees another, bigger dog -- or even sometimes smaller ones -- she barks like crazy. We live in MA during half the year, and have just arrived, and already she's fallen into the pattern. I think she's possessive of this town! But when we're in FL she's calmer, and the barking is significantly less of a problem. I've tried the Caesar "Shhh" behavior, to no avail. When she had her "buzzer" collar it helped quite a bit -- I'd "beep" her dogtra collar before giving an instruction. But we've stopped using that collar because I don't want to irritate her trachea. Today she tried to be alpha dog, pulling almost the whole way while we were walking, then barking when ever she saw a big dog. I tried interrupting it before she saw the dog, saying "Leave it," and "Easy, gentle," but today there was no stopping her. Alternatively, I get in her face and try to block her view and tell her to be quiet. Nothing is working now. So.... any other ideas? PS: Otherwise, she's perfect! (:
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05-08-2009, 04:59 PM | #11 | |
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05-10-2009, 10:14 PM | #12 |
Yorkie Talker | I totally understand them barking if the doorbell rings or someone new comes into the house, but JC barks when my daughter comes downstairs, or goes upstairs, or comes home from work, or joins me in the den. If I have company, he barks if they stand up for any reason. I don't just mean barking, he goes insane!! I am definitely going to try the can. It's a great idea! I HOPE it works because nothing else has. Now do you think that will work in the car? JC goes insane when the windshield wipers are turned on as well, so you can imagine what I go through when it rains! I have tried everything to get him to stop and it doesn't happen. I've had to listen to him bark like crazy, intermittently, for 45 minutes! Barking and peeing are my 2 biggest challenges! I guess I'm a pretty bad pet parent. |
05-11-2009, 06:27 AM | #13 | |
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It's very important that when you try to stop barking that you are CALM If you come in charging and yell Stop Barking!!!!! That is only going to heighten their emotional level and make the barking worse You wanna lower the emotion not raise it
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05-17-2009, 02:19 PM | #15 |
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| I have this problem too! I've tried a lot of different remedies like a spray bottle and the can shaking. Mostly he barks now because we have moved to a townhouse and he hears people outside- especially when kids are outside playing. I think he doesn't like kids for some reason. Overall Tobey is very well behaved but his barking has been really really bothering me lately. Mostly because I lost my job so we moved in with a friend a few months back so I am paranoid about the neighbors complaining because I am not on the lease and the apartment complex doesn't know we have a dog. Both my roommates love Tobey but I know they also worry about getting complaints. I am sure that Tobey can pick up on my frustration with him. I try to be calm-assertive like Cesar says but it's almost impossible because i just want the barking to stop! I used to live in a house with a fenced in back yard so if he barked at something outside and wouldn't stop, I usually just let him out to run around the yard. Maybe I started a bad pattern?
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