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We have tried ignoring her barking, rewarding her silence, distracting her when she's barking, loud noises, cans of pennies, spray bottles of water, spray bottles with vinegar and water, and the last resort was an ultrasonic collar.
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I think that could be a large part of your problem...sprays, vinegar, cans, ultrasonic, and even the misty citrinella stuff, all just startle and temorarily stop the barking. Once they get used to that, it' not effective. No annoying mechanical device will stop a Yorkie from doing exactly as it pleases, lol.
How long did you continue the "ignoring" treatment? That's the most effective. Rewarding quiet is good too, ***IF*** they know why they are being rewarded. Does she know how to be silent on command? Have you tought her to "speak" on command for treats?
Have you evaluated your dog's dominant tendencies to see if you have an alpha pup on your hands? (those are fiercly territorial and will bark a LOT to keep their property staked out)
Is your dog barking out of boredom? I mean, does your dog bark incessently while you are playing, or only when you finally sit down to do something? If it's boredom barking or attention seeking, then the tin-cans, sprays and all that jazz really did you a major diservice. You then tought the pup that if they bark you will interact with them and someting new and interesting will happen.
If you tried ignoring and caved, you taught the dog to bark longer and longer and to sweat it out...eventually you will come...
I speak on this from experience. My dog was a BAD barker. We got this totally under control (mostly) by learning to close the shades in the living room, reduce his pack status, and ignore attention seeking barking. I also tought him speak to turn on the barking, and hush to turn it off. Once he understood being rewarded for "hush" it really came together for us. If he barks at me out of insolence when we are training, he gets no treat for whatever he did, I tell him hush, and if he's quiet for 3 seconds, he gets a big treat. If, on the other hand it persists, the game ends and I come in here and start reading. He "chases me off" with his barking. When he wants attention, why would he want to do that eh?
However, these things did not work right away...It's been about 1 month so far of working on his barking and though it's reduced, it's not gone. Also, I knew to look out for somethign called an Extinction Burst. When you ignore hte barking and it starts going CRAZY barking, then you know you are on the right track. Think of somone who goes into an elevator and pushes the button for their floor. Nothing happens. Most people will continue to push that button (harder and harder) before giving up. When your dog seem frantic for the old barking routine to get your attention, that means you are actually on the right track. They are just about to give up.
Of course, always set your pup of for success. Go outside during the day and practice speak - hush, turning the barking off and on. If you use a clicker, there are lots and lots of great articles on this.
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. Maddie is nearly 10 pounds and should be able to wear a collar made for a smaller dog.
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The collar issue with Yorkies is not about their size. That's a common misconception. It's actually an issue with a genetic flaw that's very common, and currently undetectable until it becomes a problem. My 18 lb yorkie has this flaw and cannot wear a collar. If your stops what they are doing sometimes in the middle of an exiting game and coughs / honks / chokes, then you should probably avoid collars too.
You can also perform a trachea massage to determine if there are already complications in your dog's throat from this defect.
Sadly, you can't know if your dog caries this defect until there is a problem. Breeders can not detect it, so coming freom a good breeder doesn't help either.