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07-30-2010, 10:06 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Barking Problems Hi, so my 1 and a half year old yorkie girl Mocha has issues with barking. If someone knocks or rings the door bell she would bark like there was no tomorrow, I pick her up and try to stop her but she continues anyways. It's the same with going on walks she see's someone and she will bark at them and she wont stop and when she see's other dogs she will bark at them, even friendly dogs it's okay for her to sniff them but when they sniff her she will get angry and bark at them. I'm at the end of my ropes i dont know what to do about this the barking is non-stop and i just dont know what to do. |
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07-30-2010, 11:00 PM | #2 |
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| Wish I could be of more help, but mine will usually stop when I say a firm "NO". Have you tried the "pebbles in the can" method? Shaking the can and saying "NO" when they are doing something undesirable? I've not tried it, but heard of it several times. Sounds like she's being a little "alpha" and you need to take back your control as leader. Have you watched the Dog Whisperer? He works on that kind of behavior a lot. Good luck, I know there will be several trainers here to help soon! |
07-31-2010, 02:22 AM | #3 |
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| My father rescued a dachsund when he attended my brother's destination wedding in Mexico last year. I haven't seen Pepe because my father lives in California. Pepe had lots of problems with barking and jumping, and it was also making things worse with my father's other two fox terriers jumping too. They hired a trainer. My father's wife is a huge animal lover, and she is very involved in animal rescue. I know she wouldn't allow anyone to harm any animal. Every time Pepe jumped or barked uncontrollably, the trainer sprayed bitter yuck in his mouth. Poor Pepe! It did work, though. It was like bitter apple, and it didn't taste good, but it didn't harm him. They were able to get the negative behaviors under control.
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07-31-2010, 10:28 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Thanks for the advice! I'll try them and see how it works. |
08-01-2010, 08:18 AM | #5 |
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| I have one Yorkie that is a barker and her trainer told me to spray her too. It really works if I am in the house when she starts to bark. I don't even have to spray her any more. She sees the bottle and stops, but......if I'm not there, she barks non stop. Has anyone used one of those ultra sonic things they advertise on TV? |
08-04-2010, 05:58 PM | #6 |
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| I would suggest the "no", then the penny in a bottle or the water spray. I tried all those with Duke and each worked for a while. He's almost 3 now and has calmed down on his own a bit (knock on wood) but still bark at the door bell or some very specific people in the neighborhood and my only way of getting him to stop is to keep walking away as he is barking. It can be really frustrating but that's the only thing that works for us. good luck
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08-04-2010, 09:40 PM | #7 |
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| The can trick didnt really work =(, she would stop for a few seconds and think im playing with her attack it, and then start barking again. |
08-06-2010, 05:56 PM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland
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| air horn and barking I was in my vets office one day with two of my babies, a women asked me if yorkies are barkers I said yes and when you have 6 dogs that bark it can get bad. A lady sitting in the room happened to be a dog trainer , she aked me if I tried a small air horn ? I said no ,wouldnt that be to load ? she said you use the small ones for boats, She said try it, it works. I talked to the vet about it . She said to try it. So I stopped at the local K-mart and got the smallest one I could find. The next day as a neighbor waked past the front of the house walking her dog. I said okay I am going to try this horn. I said look Mom has a horn and shook the horn, I said "Stop", Mom is going to get the horn. They kept barking,So I gave 1 small tap to the horn. They all stopped and looked at me. I said Horn.That is all I have to say when they all start barking. I say "wheres my horn" they all stop. To this day I do not even have to blow it except when they get really worked up and do not listen. I say where is my horn they stop and go lay down.It is loud but not as bad as I thought it would of been. It works real good.
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08-06-2010, 06:08 PM | #9 | |
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08-06-2010, 11:31 PM | #10 |
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| barking babies Belle is about 1 1/2 years old, her hobby and lifes passion is barking I tried the can, she also thinks that is great, a new toy to attack. Spray bottle worked at first then that became fun too. I have used the ultra sound thing and sometimes it works and sometimes she's so worked up that you could blow a cruise ship horn at her and she'd just look at you like "really!".. I get emails from Maltese Maniac and yesterday a lady was on there worried because her Morkie (which Belle is also) hardly ever barks, she was wondering if that was normal. I had to reply to that, just couldn't pass it up. Told her to count her blessings while she can still hear herself count. It's the Yorkie attitude that over rules the Maltese calmness. I can't believe the things Belle feels the need to bark at. She stands at the front window (back feet on the chair, front feet on the window sill and waits for new "prey". If they get past without her permission she assumes they are coming in the patio door so she makes a mad dash there to check it out, then back to the chair. We are still working on no bark but I think she reads a chapter ahead of me at night. Now she's figured how to jump at the TV to turn it off! Never a dull minute with her but we love her to death. Even when my dh and I both lose our hearing, we will still love her! |
08-07-2010, 12:23 AM | #11 | |
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08-07-2010, 06:26 AM | #12 |
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| The sporting goods department at Walmart carries various airhorns. I purchased a pocketsize one that I carry with me for protection. My concern about using it as a bark deterrent is that it is very loud and if used improperly, I fear it could damage hearing. Max is in love with his powerful voice. He doesn't bark all day, but when he does speak, ouch! My biggest challenge is finding a way to correct stubborn Max while not upsetting sensitive Teddy. After trying all the usual tips and tricks, including the Bark Repeller (Max isn't phased by it), I have gone back to old fashioned training methods and we are having more success. |
08-07-2010, 06:39 AM | #13 | |
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08-08-2010, 08:55 PM | #14 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland
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| Air horn for barking. I do not use the horn to stop the barking if it does not involve all 6 of the dogs. When using the horn you are not holding it down long. Just a quick 1 second. You do not put it close to the dogs . Hold it above your head. The !st one I got was the personal one. I just got the larger one so I have it on hand. But I do not need to use it often because they know what it is and they stop.It is loud but not as load as I thought it would of been.
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08-09-2010, 04:55 AM | #15 | |
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