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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 Joey does this too, he goes through periods where he's better, and then he gets worse. I've found he's better the more frequently we take walks, and redirecting him seems to work best at alleviating the barking. The other day, he was fine, didn't bark at anyone, then he saw a girl on a skateboard whizzing by, and he barked at her and everyone he saw after that. Redirecting works by just making them look in a different directing, turning them and turning them, until they forget about the person, they were barking at. I've also found that carrying him out the front door and setting him down outside, helps with his excitement level, and the walk is calmer, with less barking. |
Thanks! Baxter's the same. On walks he rarely barks at anybody. Like today, we walked by the basketball court, but Baxter only stared at them and kept walking. No barking! I was really impressed. But when I take him out to potty, and somebody walks by on the sidewalk, he almost always barks.
I don't get it!