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Originally Posted by ARCHIE  It can be controlled but after 4yrs of barking it will take patience.
Try putting coins in a can and leave the can where you can reach it
when needed. When your dog barks shake the can and say NO BARKING.
You may have to do this 20times a day for weeks but the message
will penatrate eventually. When he knows it's unexceptable behavior
he should stop. If you sitting watching TV and he barks you must get
up and shake that can. You can't do it sometimes and sometimes not do
it. It will confurse the dog. He has to put the noise with the barking in order
to understand it's not allowed.
When people come into the house put him on a leash to control him.
He's only excited and does not know it's wrong difference. Buddy still
jumps and barks from excitment when visitors come. I just let him do
his thing and in minutes he's laying down somewhere. I have used the
can with great success.
Good luck and have patience. Remember it's been 4yrs of barking so
it may take time to correct the problem but it should work out. |
Archie----THANK YOU! Our Xavier has only been with us for 2 days, but I thought I was going to never get any sleep again after tonight! He has been great about going in his crate; whines a little but generally stops after a few minutes. Well not the case tonight...he barked for 30 minutes before going to sleep and then woke up shortly after and began again! So I got up with him and tried to help him sleep...but he had other plans
. Finally, I put him in his crate with his bed, pee-pad, and toys and he began to bark again!!!
So I tried the coins in the can and after 5 minutes he fell asleep! THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I hope this solves our problem!