excited barking...

[carlyn6884]

hi everyone, its been awhile but i'm back toby will be a year in mid-feb and has become... a BARKER. i dont mind as much if someone comes to the door, he thinks he hears something outside, ect. because i feel like he is barking to alert us/protect us (more than my german shep is good for lol).

the problem lies when we go somewhere... he gets so excited when its time to get out of the car he goes crazy barking. whether its petsmart, or someones house, a tball/soccer game, ect. he gets out and barks his head off, actually to the point where its very embarassing... and i dont know how to stop it. i tried the squirt bottle in the house, but he also just barked at that. not sure what to do outside of the house though, which is where the big problem lies. he barks regardless if i let him down on his leash right away, or if i pick him up. he could care less about being distracted with treats either.

he also barks when we take walks, which is also a time i would like him quiet

thanks in advance for any suggestions!

[Jake1427]

Hiya... I will be looking forward to the replies you get as Jake is only 5 months and does the exact same thing and your right it does get embarassing.....

[DunkinDoodle]

Describing your Toby sounds exactly like my Dunkin. For such a calm little dog, it's amazing how hysterical he gets wherever we go! Also tried the water bottle, but he would stop barking for a moment, realize it wasn't so bad to be squirted and start up again. I order a high-frequency gadget that other YTers suggested. It breaks him out of a bark, but then he just finds what he was barking at originally and starts all over. My guy is little, 3lbs, and he could go so many places with me if he could just relax. He'll be 1 year old in March, so I guess there is hope that it's part of the puppy phase. I just keep taking him places where is barking can be tolerated, like Petsmart, playgroups, etc. I hope enough interaction helps ... good luck!

[yorkiepuppie]

milu is a very social dog, but she also barks when she is excited. when she meets someone new, she will bark until they acknowledge her, then she will stop.

maybe you can try telling your dog to sit and be quiet after you park your car, before getting out. and then give him a treat when he listens.(and only leave the car with him when he stops barking)

when milu gets too barky when we are out, i just pick her up and walk away from what she wants to get to if she won't be quiet when i tell her to.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

milu is a very social dog, but she also barks when she is excited. when she meets someone new, she will bark until they acknowledge her, then she will stop.

maybe you can try telling your dog to sit and be quiet after you park your car, before getting out. and then give him a treat when he listens.(and only leave the car with him when he stops barking)
For Uni? Haha yeah right!
when milu gets too barky when we are out, i just pick her up and walk away from what she wants to get to if she won't be quiet when i tell her to.

Bad news guys. Uni will be 3 next month and she does exactly what you all are describing. In my situation, I really believe it is b/c she is not spayed yet. So if your pups have not been s/n yet, I really believe it will help.

Very embarrassing indeed. Seems like we need to take them out more, so that it's no big deal for them to go places, but in the meantime, everytime you set foot into a place, they're screaming and everyone's looking at you right? ugh.

Also, while we walk, I have Uni sit at the edge of the sidewalk before stepping off. But as soon as we stop she starts barking. I tell her to sit, she sits, BUT ALL THE MEANWHILE BARKING HER HEAD OFF! It's like "I'M SITTING C'MON LET'S F-ING GO ALREADY!!!" LOL In the car, if we have her lay down before we open the car door, she does it, but whining and crying the whole time. So, she's doing the command, but still being loud, do you praise or correct? It's so frustrating.

the only thing so far that i have found that has helped.... even though this is the exact thing you are NOT supposed to do, is got an extra long retractable leash. Now, she is not pulling, she runs to the end of the leash, then runs back to me, then runs ahead again. She doesn't scream when she gets to the end like she did before with the 6ft lead.

[DunkinDoodle]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Bad news guys. Uni will be 3 next month and she does exactly what you all are describing. In my situation, I really believe it is b/c she is not spayed yet. So if your pups have not been s/n yet, I really believe it will help.

Dunkin was neutered back in October ... I guess his hormones could still be leveling out.

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Bad news guys. Uni will be 3 next month and she does exactly what you all are describing. In my situation, I really believe it is b/c she is not spayed yet. So if your pups have not been s/n yet, I really believe it will help.

Very embarrassing indeed. Seems like we need to take them out more, so that it's no big deal for them to go places, but in the meantime, everytime you set foot into a place, they're screaming and everyone's looking at you right? ugh.

Also, while we walk, I have Uni sit at the edge of the sidewalk before stepping off. But as soon as we stop she starts barking. I tell her to sit, she sits, BUT ALL THE MEANWHILE BARKING HER HEAD OFF! It's like "I'M SITTING C'MON LET'S F-ING GO ALREADY!!!" LOL In the car, if we have her lay down before we open the car door, she does it, but whining and crying the whole time. So, she's doing the command, but still being loud, do you praise or correct? It's so frustrating.

the only thing so far that i have found that has helped.... even though this is the exact thing you are NOT supposed to do, is got an extra long retractable leash. Now, she is not pulling, she runs to the end of the leash, then runs back to me, then runs ahead again. She doesn't scream when she gets to the end like she did before with the 6ft lead.

LOL! well, the dogs are just really excited to go out!
i kind of think barking is like tail wagging (as long as they are not barking aggressively)
i know barking gets annoying, but i also think they are just expressing how excited they are. so i am personally ok with it, i just try to remove my dog when i think her barking is annoying others.

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by DunkinDoodle

Dunkin was neutered back in October ... I guess his hormones could still be leveling out.

milu is spayed...i think yorkies are just more vocal dogs. they are little people they want to talk to.

[Godislove]

Tobias barks when he should and when around other barking dogs. I can't stand a yapping dog; my sis has two and it's over anything and everything.

This might sound cruel to some of you but it worked for me.

I started this when he first started. I'd make him look me in the eyes even if I had to hold his face in my hands. I'd say 'no bark' then I'd put my index finger on the side of his nose, and repeat no bark several times. This worked for a while.

Then it came to putting him in his crate and covering it for 5-10 minutes. Again saying no bark right after and repeating it while doing it. Then I'd let him out and not say anything about barking.

Now when I say no bark, he still woofs but it's low. It's so funny cause he wants to bark and knows he not supposed to, so he goes around woofing.

Around other barking dogs, I can't expect him not to, but he does look at me when he does. I do what yorkiepuppy does with milu when in public. He also starts whining when he sees another dog cause he wants to go to it. I pick him up and go in a direction he can see it.

I currently live in an apt. complex so I don't want the neighbors upset. He will bark when he hears a noise until I say no bark. I don't want him to think he can never bark. If someone where to try to get in, he would be my alarm.

Good luck. Be consistent, and I don't give treats. I found if I give him a treat when he hasn't been barking and say good boy, no bark, he barks soon after. A person with experience said by doing that they get confused. I just say good boy when he's being good over anything. And just because he is.

[carlyn6884]

TOby was fixed in august.... right at 6 months.... is he hopeless?

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by Godislove

Tobias barks when he should and when around other barking dogs. I can't stand a yapping dog; my sis has two and it's over anything and everything.

This might sound cruel to some of you but it worked for me.

I started this when he first started. I'd make him look me in the eyes even if I had to hold his face in my hands. I'd say 'no bark' then I'd put my index finger on the side of his nose, and repeat no bark several times. This worked for a while.

Then it came to putting him in his crate and covering it for 5-10 minutes. Again saying no bark right after and repeating it while doing it. Then I'd let him out and not say anything about barking.

Now when I say no bark, he still woofs but it's low. It's so funny cause he wants to bark and knows he not supposed to, so he goes around woofing.

Around other barking dogs, I can't expect him not to, but he does look at me when he does. I do what yorkiepuppy does with milu when in public. He also starts whining when he sees another dog cause he wants to go to it. I pick him up and go in a direction he can see it.

I currently live in an apt. complex so I don't want the neighbors upset. He will bark when he hears a noise until I say no bark. I don't want him to think he can never bark. If someone where to try to get in, he would be my alarm.

Good luck. Be consistent, and I don't give treats. I found if I give him a treat when he hasn't been barking and say good boy, no bark, he barks soon after. A person with experience said by doing that they get confused. I just say good boy when he's being good over anything. And just because he is.

good job on training your doggie not to bark on command. that is awesome. milu just doesn't bark enough normally for me to feel motivated to train her not to bark. she only barks when she is excited.
but if she really barked all the time at everything, i would definitely want to train her not to.
i would still like to train her not to bark when i tell her not to, but that's not on our top priority because i am lazy!

[carlyn6884]

i would do that, except the barking is mostly outside the house.... so the crate thing wouldnt work. i could try making him look at me and stop though...

[DunkinDoodle]

Originally Posted by carlyn6884

i would do that, except the barking is mostly outside the house.... so the crate thing wouldnt work. i could try making him look at me and stop though...

We are in the same boat!! One trainer told me that when I'm walking him, if he starts barking to turn around and go back home. But by the time we get towards home, he's done barking! So he thinks we are going inside because walk is over.

Dunkin actually does a little better in places with a lot of steady movement. For example, if we are walking down a sidewalk with other people, he is okay because we are moving with them. If someone stops to look at him though, he go nuts - barking, jumping, etc. And if we see another dog, oh my!

If we are places that have people, but they aren't moving together (i.e. a store, parking lot, park) he barks in ever which way direction. If I take him back to the car, he's already done barking by then anyways. I'm at a loss!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by carlyn6884

i would do that, except the barking is mostly outside the house.... so the crate thing wouldnt work. i could try making him look at me and stop though...

Same here. Uni knows the no bark command. that's how we taught her to growl on command, kind of like the poster who said he does a "woof" when he's not supposed to bark. She is just fine at home and at work, it's when we go to a store or something. That's also when you can't really be more "aggressive" with them to stop b/c strangers will think you're being "cruel". Just like how some don't like Cesar's methods, they say it looks cruel, but in fact it's not harming them. So what am I to do?

I don't use treats either. In fact Uni is great at trick training, and we used only kibble during mealtime. It's this overexcitedness in her that's so embarrassing when we go out. Oh and also, her bark is SUPER LOUD! It's low and loud, not high yappy shrieky. So many people have comments on how low her voice is. I think they are just being polite and not saying loud.

[DunkinDoodle]

And if you ignore the barking like some trainers suggest, people look at you like you are "allowing" your dog to disrupt the peace.