[Britster]

Aw, I'm sorry you're having such a problem.

Have you tried a small squirt water bottle that you can spray in their faces when they bark? It'll be a pain to carry around with you but it may work! Just a quick squirt in their face. It always works for Jackson indoors when he barks at the cats, but he never barks at other dogs on walks. I just keep walking and act like I don't even see the other dog(s) and all is well. And if another dog walks right beside me, Jackson likes to take a quick sniff and be on his way.

It sounds like you're doing your absolute best! And, it seems you watch the Dog Whisperer, so as you know... energy is everything and I really believe that. Dogs understand vibes more than language. You said it's better with your trainer than with you... that's probably because what's happening is you are getting tense during these situations, causing your dogs to be tense as well. You're probably anticipating this behavior on walks and going "Omg, they're going to embarrass me again! " etc etc. Dogs can feel everything you're feeling through that leash. Take a DEEP breath, stay totally calm and cool, and literally just keep walking. Totally ignore the other dogs and act as if you don't even see them. Give a slight tug to your boys and on your way. Do not the let your dogs pull you or direct you where they want to go, you're going to go where YOU want to go and that's that.

Also, is one of them more of an instigator than the other? Try walking them separately one day and see if they continue the barking behavior or not. Sometimes, two of them can influence each other. If it's just one of them, work on him the most!