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jwash · 08-18-2005, 04:15 PM

I'm not at all familiar with this product but my yorkies only bark at something, like someone coming up the door and only for a short time. Lacey's bark is so cute I hate to scold her. But, believe it or not, I broke the barking all the time habit by whispering to both dogs, right in their own ears whenever they barked. Usually I pull them up on my lap and whisper, no barking, then give a treat when they go a minute or less without barking. So far, it has worked, with a few exceptions. Now, if they start, and if one does it they both will, I bend down to them, tap them on their nose, and whisper no barking and they stop. I will say, too, I live on one acre of land on a short street, so we have a pretty quiet neighborhood, only 5 houses, so if I lived in a busy area, I might have much more of a challenge.

08-18-2005, 04:15 PM	#10
jwash YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 723	I'm not at all familiar with this product but my yorkies only bark at something, like someone coming up the door and only for a short time. Lacey's bark is so cute I hate to scold her. But, believe it or not, I broke the barking all the time habit by whispering to both dogs, right in their own ears whenever they barked. Usually I pull them up on my lap and whisper, no barking, then give a treat when they go a minute or less without barking. So far, it has worked, with a few exceptions. Now, if they start, and if one does it they both will, I bend down to them, tap them on their nose, and whisper no barking and they stop. I will say, too, I live on one acre of land on a short street, so we have a pretty quiet neighborhood, only 5 houses, so if I lived in a busy area, I might have much more of a challenge.