I am very strict with Joey and Tank, but they are also spoiled rotten. For the biting, I suggest flipping her over to her back, and putting yourself over her. I know some people think it's horrible to do, but it has worked very well for me. It basically just lets my dogs know that I am the Alpha dog, and what I say goes.
For the barking, I have 2 suggestions. The first one is that you could get a spray bottle and fill it with water. Spray the face whenever unneeded barking is going on. The second suggestion is a bark collar. I have one that zaps when one they bark, and it works quite well. Joey has learned that if he has the collar on, he can't bark, but if he's not wearing it, he can bark without a shock. Too smart for his own good...all I have to do is show him the collar and he shuts right up. Now, my boys both know that a couple barks to let me know something is ok, but yapping is not an appropriate thing to do. Tank will bark a couple times to say hello when my husband or I get home, and Joey barks when he hears a car or motorcycle he recognizes (yes, he knows our cars' and bike's sounds).
If my dogs pee or poop in the house, they go in the kennel for at least one hour. They go in together, since it's very difficult to know exactly who did it. They both know it's bad, and they come get me when they do it. If it's because I haven't been able to take them out for hours, they feel badly, but they don't go in the kennel. It's mostly when I take them outside for quite a long while, bring them in, and they poop. That's when they go in the kennel most of the time.
I most certainly hope this helps at least a little, good luck to you with your training! |