I agree with Kim and Shelly - A dog will do this to demand your attention. You don't want him demanding anythingfrom you, because he will think he controls you. (He controls when you play with him and how you play with him.) The best thing to do is drop the toys get up, turn away from him with arms crossed in front of you, with your head slightly lifted so he does not have access to your eyes. As he continues to bark he may walk around to face you. If he does that keep turning you body away from him. At some point he will stop barking and you should tell him good boy, but not play with him again. If he starts barking again, you will begin the ignor process again. If he stops barking tell him good boy again and then walk away. (in the meantime you are saying absolutely nothing to him like "no bark" or "bad boy", because even negative attention is attention). At some point you should play with him again, but only after he is quiet and he is being good and NOT demanding your attention by bring toys to you, etc. You want to play with him in your own time, not his. This is how you regain control from him. You do it your way not his.
You may need to do this several times over a period of a few days, before he gets the hint. Just be consistent. |