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Originally Posted by Xenia  I think I'll have to invest in one of these! I just got two yorkies. One is a year old and the other is 3 and 1/2. The older one is the one that barks. Every little noise sets her off, a door opening, footsteps upstairs, etc... it's driving my family crazy. I hope this works for my dog. To clarify, if there is only one dog that barks, you have to make sure that you only point it at that dog right? |
Yes, and make sure you are 6 feet away. It sounds like the older dog has an anxiety problem as well, and it important to allow them to bark; it's just that after a certain amount of time they should stop barking after you tell them "quiet". So it's not the fact they bark, it's the fact that they don't stop when you say quiet that is the problem. Some trainers suggest that if a dog barks at noises at night, you are suppose to go around the house and check on things, and thank the dog and reassure him everything's ok. This seems to reduce the anxiety some dogs have. We did this with Joey and it does seem to work, now I can just tell him, "it's ok," and he doesn't feel the need to check out the house. The repeller works by getting them to pay attention to you, and you "quiet" command.