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Originally Posted by soccbydo

Damned, Bandit is one hell of a yapper, he barks for barking sake, he barks at people, things, THE darkness, his shadow and all I have been telling him is quiet and holding gently the muzzle, it works for a while but not always. Has anyone done the clicker training where you treat for barking and treat for not barking and been successful? Scooby hardly barks, thank god

No, but that sounds like a brilliant idea! Jack is my yapper. He's especially bad in the car. I'll be interested in hearing if anyone has had any luck, but it makes perfect sense.

Jack was also a spinner when I got him. He'd spin for no reason, which I've heard can be a behaviorial problem. But I taught him how to spin on command, and the random spinning has pretty much gone away.

I like the clicker idea!