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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Some trainers say that you should thank them for barking, act concerned, and check out the place and reassure them everything "ok." I know that sounds stupid, but I did that at night because I wanted him to bark if he hears something. Now, I can just say, "it's ok" and he'll stop barking. They are really trying to alert you that there might be a problem.
For daytime barking, I use pennies in a can. Say, "no" shake the can of pennies. Repeat as necessary. |
This approach works with my three dogs, two Bichons and a Chihuahua. When they bark, I always go see what's going on, look out the window or out the door, and then tell them all is well, it's OK and be quiet now. They know the "quiet" command, but I always go see what they're barking at too. I want them to alert me to anything that's going on. The Chi puppy picked up on this pretty quickly and she will be quiet when told to just like the Bichons.