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Originally Posted by kimmiek  Ohhhh yes....we have one can with pennies and another can with nickels. It makes him run and hide for a couple minutes then he's back to it... We have a spray bottle with water in it and he HATES it...but just like the cans, as soon as we go to grab it, he's off under the coffee table. As soon as I put it down...he's going nuts again. They're too smart for their own good!  |
You have to be more persistent than he is. Keep several cans handy, keep a can by the phone, have someone call you, and practice, the ringing probably sets him off. Say, "No Bark" shake the can, wait for him to bark again, repeat, be consistent and persistent, make him give up first. Right now you are giving up first. It took more time with the door bell, you could ring the bell yourself several times a day, and say no with a can shake. In the beginning, it takes a lot of time, but it pays off. You may need periodic refresher courses, if you don't get daily calls, but a dog's job has long been warning people of impending danger, and that's what your dog is trying to do. It's wired into them to bark at strange noises, sounds, and people. You have to train them not to.