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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  I guess what I am trying to say is, when your sheperd is barking at something, instead of just shushing her, go out and take a look (even if you are just pretending to look) at what is going on outside, and tell her, oh thank you I see that, ok let's go in now, or something like that. Then distract her with something to do or a toy or something. This is what we did with Uni and it worked great.  |
LOL, this is exactly what we do with Nikko when he starts barking at something outside. I walk out there with him, squat down beside him and look off onto the horizon as if I too recognize the invisible potential aggressor, and then look over at him and say something kind of condescending like, "Oh yeah, that's great you saw that one. I'm going to take care of it, so you can relax now. Thanks again for letting me know." Then I stand up and confidently walk back into the house. He usually follows and I work on distracting him with a toy for a few minutes until he's forgotten about the "danger."
-Lauren & Nikko