I have been working with Taz on this same issue. He is getting alot better. I started the "No barking" and I praise him when he doesn't do it. He likes to growl at "inanimate" objects though on our walks which is really funny. He will growl at...
1) Shoes on the front porch.
2) Statues on a porch.
3) One particular moped we walk by.
4) When he walks under window planter boxes.
I also watched "It's me or the dog", at least part of it yesterday and Victoria was working with a pomeranian that thought he controled the front door and whomever walked through it. She started with a bicycle horn and when he would run to the door barking, she would honk it and he immediatley went and layed down. (Letting him know this is unacceptable behavior). He would also try to attack the guests and when he did that, she took a can of compressed air and sprayed it NEAR his head, not in his face. Again, he immediatley retreated.
I tried the 2nd technique when Taz would bark at one of my cats. He is very, very jealous if she gets close to me and he will bark at her like there is no tomorrow. One spray and he immediatley stopped. It gets their attention real quick!!! Now I need to find a small can of compressed air to take with us on walks along with treats when he is good.
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