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maggie is a barker too. not as bad as some i have seen cuz she usually only barks when she is mad at one of the other dogs or when she reallly reallllllly wants a toy that she can't reach....or when the doorbell rings. LOL. and if she is sleeping and gets alarmed.

but anyway...


i dont know what to do about the loud barking. I know my hubby had a 8 year old min pin when we moved in together that barked like a NUT. OMG that dog drove me NUTS!!!!!!!!!! so...I told hubby the only way to break him of barking is to teach him to bark when you tell him to. so we taught him the "speak" command. It has helped a LOT. sounds weird, I know, but when they think it is something they are supposed to be told to do, it is like they realize they are not supposed to just bark to hear themselves bark. it's weird but it worked for him. I had taught my cocker to "speak" when she was a pup and we VERY rarely her seriously bark. she only barks when we tell her to before throwing the ball for her. once or twice she has barked at someone outside the window...the lawn guys caught her off guard once or twice.

now...maggie...I can't seem to get her to grasp the concept of "speak". but she is pretty young. I will keep working with her and see if it helps. she knows when she hears me say "bad" that she is doing something she is not supposed to be doing. so I can usually get her to stop temporarily by saying that in a stern voice but she only stops for about 30 seconds LOL

good luck...the only suggestions I ever hear are the collars and the water bottle...since those dont seem to be working, I really dont have any other suggestions other than trying to teach them to speak on command.