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Originally Posted by Darlene68   Bailey is only 10 weeks old but at 6 am this morning when I was up with him and had just put him back in his Xpen he started barking  He is quite loud for such a little squirt! I immediately got a can and put coins in it and when I shook it the little bugger barked even harder  I really wouldn't care if I didn't live in an apt building where the least amount of noise is complained about Any other suggestions to cut down on barking? I'm worried that he will get worse..and of course louder! Thanks for any suggestions everyone  |
Anther thing to do is find out what the reason for the barking was is the first place! He was barking because he needed to go potty? was he hungry? bored? did not want to be placed in his pen? With my Suzi , she always barks for a reason. Not to just be noisy. If you tend to the needs of the pup , then I find that the dog calms down much faster then trying to stop the behavior in a negative way . I would also suggest using positive reinforcement . If you respond in a "excited" alarming way, then your pup is only going to become more alarmed and bark more. OR he is going to become very fearful.