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globemaster · 04-06-2009, 04:09 PM

A few questions...

Do I still need to restrict his movement?

Will he start to pull it off as soon as he needs to go? Will he be successful if he does?

Is not peeing on himself going to be an incentive for him to hold it?

Also, I've started to work on him with his HORRIBLE barking problem. Sometimes we can't hold conversations, watch movies, or talk on the phone.... Here is what I'm trying. Most of the time I don't have a problem with him barking and I want him to act like a dog. When my girlfriend or I don't want him to bark because we need silence for whatever reason I react to the first bark with a stern NO! The second time he barks I say nothing, pick him up and put him in his crate for 15 minutes then let him out. I just started it last week and today he seemed to bark less the next time I was on the phone and told him NO! when he barked... He's usually barking for attention, mostly to attempt to get us to play with him.

04-06-2009, 04:09 PM	#1
globemaster Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United States Posts: 72	Belly Bands are in! A few questions... Do I still need to restrict his movement? Will he start to pull it off as soon as he needs to go? Will he be successful if he does? Is not peeing on himself going to be an incentive for him to hold it? Also, I've started to work on him with his HORRIBLE barking problem. Sometimes we can't hold conversations, watch movies, or talk on the phone.... Here is what I'm trying. Most of the time I don't have a problem with him barking and I want him to act like a dog. When my girlfriend or I don't want him to bark because we need silence for whatever reason I react to the first bark with a stern NO! The second time he barks I say nothing, pick him up and put him in his crate for 15 minutes then let him out. I just started it last week and today he seemed to bark less the next time I was on the phone and told him NO! when he barked... He's usually barking for attention, mostly to attempt to get us to play with him. Last edited by globemaster; 04-06-2009 at 04:13 PM.