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Originally Posted by tkimberlie  I've tried so many ways to get Kasey to quiet down, but when she sees another, bigger dog -- or even sometimes smaller ones -- she barks like crazy. We live in MA during half the year, and have just arrived, and already she's fallen into the pattern. I think she's possessive of this town! But when we're in FL she's calmer, and the barking is significantly less of a problem.
I've tried the Caesar "Shhh" behavior, to no avail. When she had her "buzzer" collar it helped quite a bit -- I'd "beep" her dogtra collar before giving an instruction. But we've stopped using that collar because I don't want to irritate her trachea.
Today she tried to be alpha dog, pulling almost the whole way while we were walking, then barking when ever she saw a big dog. I tried interrupting it before she saw the dog, saying "Leave it," and "Easy, gentle," but today there was no stopping her. Alternatively, I get in her face and try to block her view and tell her to be quiet. Nothing is working now.
So.... any other ideas?
PS: Otherwise, she's perfect! (: |
Seeing another dog is hugh temptation. Redirecting them, and getting them to forget about the other dog, sometimes works. You keep turning them and turning them away from the other dog, saying no. This take time, it doesn't work overnight, but it does get better in time. Basically, your doing everything right, just keep it up, and don't give up.