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Originally Posted by JoeyP  Since you said that the trainer has calmed them down but they don't do it for you there is something that you are either doing or not doing that lets them bark
What will work for you is to get them acclimatized to other dogs being around on walks
get a friend to help one with a dog
have your friend come from a distance
when your dogs start barking you turn ... and go in the opposite direction until they stop
you keep doing this and doing this until they allow the dog to come to them
once they tolerate the dog coming to them
make an effort to bring them to do dog parks where they will become used to other dogs |
Yes, the trainers can calm them down faster, but it may be because they are using their own dogs which my dogs have gotten used to seeing and being around. We've gone with the trainers to a local dog walking area and they still take forever for them to calm down.
I've also tried the turning around thing until they stop barking and I've also tried stopping completely to make it so that they don't get to be rewarded for barking - the walk will stop if they bark... But nothing has worked. I don't think most people will understand the degree unless they actually saw them - my dh thought that I was overexagerating until he came with me on a walk - he was shocked at how they acted. I'm at my wits end.
If they get to sniff and meet the dogs they are fine, but people are very weary (even if they are little dogs) and I can't let them meet every dog anyways... I'm begining to think I'll just have to live with it because I can't keep paying trainers if it's not working.
