 He barks at everything!
I think I jinxed myself. A few months ago I wrote in a post that JoJo rarely barks. Well, he has since found his voice and boy oh boy, does he love using it. He barks at EVERYTHING. Birds chirping, trees rustling, cars that drive by, school kids walking by, a ringing phone, even the TV. He's broken two sets of blinds from going crazy when he sees or hears something outside. I've tried the coins in a can, a spray bottle, saying "no bark", even praising him when he's NOT barking to see if that would work...but to no avail.
It's gotten so bad that I'm afraid my neighbors will start to complain (he's got a big dog bark). I don't know what else to do at this point. Just a few months ago he rarely barked, and now at 1 1/2 years old it's constant...I never saw this coming!
I was wondering if obedience classes would be beneficial for a barking problem? If anyone could share some success stories with obedience classes (or any method that worked for you) and barking I'd appreciate it, as it would give me some hope for my ears lol. |