Carol, Thank you for your idea. It is a thing he does when I leave, so I'll have to fix mom a shaker can. I know that him being so stresed that he barks so much can't be easy on him - mom said it doesn't bother her, but she worries about Smokie. I'm so glad we got him. We had two other dogs, big dogs, and when we had to come live with mom to take care of her, we had to get rid of our life dog pets. We were devastated, but mom needed us. So we believe that our babies got together with God, and picked out Smokie for us. He is perfect, and he has a life long home with Harry and I. Well, off to get the shaker jar fixed up. May try it on other things besides only barking. Let him learn that when he hears that jar, he is doing wrong. Thanks for a great idea! Will let you know how it works. Reva |