This was MAJOR in our house. We don't have a doorbell, but whenever Toby hears a doorbell on TV he starts to bark. (there's lots of that with Holiday commercials) He was rehomed, so we figure the first house must have had a doorbell.
What we do is say "NO Barks", and as soon as he stops, he gets a treat. You have to treat as soon as he stops.(Everything I own has treats in the pocket) interrupt the behavior, which is what the penny bottle does. It has taken a while, but now when he hears the bell he just kinof makes what I call a "Burp Growl." It's not really a bark, but the beginnings. He is 18 months though, But I would guess the behavior mod. is the same. We do the same thing outside when he barks at noises as well. |