Hi! I am new to the message board and am needing some advice. I have 2 Yorkies--Henry who is almost 2 and Rosco who is almost 1. We are really having problems all of a sudden with barking. Usually Henry is the one who starts is and then Rosco is quick to follow.
We just moved into a brand new housing development, and when we first came it was fairly empty. In the last few months more people are moving in-which means more people are walking around and more dogs are showing up.
The dogs are standing guard at our front windows and barking like crazy when anyone new walks near our house--and you might as well forget it if a dog is anywhere close by. I am getting fairly desperate now, because my husband is a computer programmer who works from home and they are really starting to disturb him.
I have tried spraying them with a water bottle-which hasn't really worked. I have resorted to putting them in the powder room when they start barking like crazy-which gets them to stop for the time being.
Can anyone help? I love my 2 boys (almost as much as my 2 "real" kids), but my patience is really starting to go.
I'll take any advice I can!
Thanks!
Jessica