We just had a weekend vacation with my side of the family which included my 3 little neices, ages 0, 2, 4.
Our puppy was so scared of all the noise and movement and jumping around. He was growling, even snapping. We were soooo sad.
But then we got the idea of putting Kona in his crate for a time-out whenever he even started to growl. This worked SO great!
He got the message that it was unacceptable plus he was able to get some quiet time out time right when he needed it.
We are continuing to do this at home if the doorbell rings and he starts barking or growling.
They are just short time outs but it's been working great. |