one of the things that i was taught to stop dogs barking is to train them to bark on command. when ever the dog is barking, you can use a command word, like "speak" or whatever, and praise him for barking, and use another word like "quiet" or anything you like, when the dog stops barking, and give him a treat for it.
this way, the dog understands exactly what you want her to do.
you might want to train him somewhere else besides your dorm room. it's a bit unrealistic to think that you won't get caught keeping a dog in the dorm. i mean, if you don't want to get caught, you need to have animals that are not noisy. like maybe bunnies...i do wish you good luck though, but you might also want to start thinking about plan B - what will you do if they find out and told you you could not keep the dog or if they kick you out? (just to be safe, start thinking of something in case that does happen) |