aqeuous18, I appreciate the information. I know we'll be greatful for your advice and knowledge! However, my dog, several months back, decided for what ever reason, to bark incessantly anywhere from 12 am to 5 am for well over a month. I have to get up at 5am to go to work and though my husband gets up later for his job, she kept him up too. We of course ignored her and hoped she would go back to sleep. First I would get up and let her out thinking maybe she needed a bathroom break. Instead she would go under our boats to visit with the cat.
I would have loved to have one of those sonic things. Instead I did it the hard way and road out her constant night time barking
I changed the amount of food I normally give her and instead of one feeding, she got 1/2 the amount at two different times of day. I can't give her long walks but I did try to engage her in different ways and still do each day. I also sprayed her with water and said "Hush" each time even though by the time I got out of bed to the living room where her ex pen is, she was already quiet.
Compleatly ignoring her or any dog I have ever owned,(when barking) has just always been fruitless for me. They increased the loudness or hurriedness of the barking to the level of ignoring that they received.
Maybe it works for some dogs, but our previous border collie and our Yorky, they just didn't have any respect for that method.
Tastetherainbow, I sincerely hope your dog does not become a "yapper" as it may take more than one way to help them learn the word "Hush"!! It takes persistance on our part as they can be just as persistant!!! |