[nana911]

oddest thing, my girls are 4mths old, and they are in their xpen when I get home from work. They go nuts with the barking. They bark alot. Sooo, I'm thinking I have horrible barkers. Well, dh, took the boys to the clubhouse this weekend...I came home from work as usual and when I walked in, dead silence... I call out..'mommys home'...dead silence.. almost scary... I walk into their line of sight and their they sit, pretty as a picture just looking at me, waiting. Silent as little stones. Evidently, the big dogs communicate the excitement and they pick up on that. I guess that means I don't know if they are barkers or not.

Well, that was a waste of a post....LOL

When they do bark, I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with them. They get no attention, pickup, treats or anything, unless they are being calm and quiet. I don't want to reinforce unwanted behavior.