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It is more or less that I just am frustrated in general because I cannot control this barking and I am at a wits end. I just cannot take it anymore. I am sorry for perhaps taking out of proportion or context. Today was pretty bad as I have been sick and she decides today of all days to be at her worst behavior so perhaps I just had a short nerve. I don't want to purchase more devices and whistles and bells and put coins in cans or play squirt gun with my little one. I, too, am getting an ear ache from all the noises in addition to the barking (I'm joking but you get the idea).

I do appreciate the suggestions and advice so far. It's just that I had the device I believe since December and had been trying to use it until a couple weeks ago where I gave up on it because it didn't seem to be doing much good. I am only seeking alternative measures, because I am also concerned that although she is not barking constantly throughout the day that still someone will complain (I live in a complex). She is a 7 year old rescue so breaking her learned habits is difficult. This is the only one I cannot seem to break through.

I do not know how to address if it is maybe an anxiety issue, I forget who mentioned something about this in another barking post. What are signs? When she barks (and growls/whines), she usually has tail up and curved over her back and not down or between legs. She seems not aggressive at all, but standing her ground. Perhaps territorial? How can I go about to perhaps diagnose and correct a problem such as this?