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Originally Posted by msmolly  - Can your dog bark uncontrollably at the door if he is
sitting and staying?
- Can your dog excessively bark and chase after random
noises if he comes to your side when you call him?
- Can your dog bark and lunge at things on your walk if he
is heeling properly?
You can almost always answer 'no' to any of those questions. So if
you've got an excessive barker what you really have is a need for
more obedience. Solve your obedience problem and the barking
problem goes with it. |
Uni can do all three of those actually. Before going out the door or crossing the street, she has to sit, and does it, but barks when she does, and I mean she barks until I say ok let's go. Like she's saying, OK I'M DOING IT LET'S GOOOOO!!!!
the 2nd one, I walk her on a retractable leash, so she will run ahead, get to the end, turn around back to me and bark, then run back out. Or if off leash, same thing, if I call her she will come back, but still being a nutjob. and 3rd one is basically the same as the 2nd one, though she has never really heeled "properly"
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Originally Posted by Maximo Yes, mine can.  He will obey sit and stay commands while still barking like a nut.
I agree that obedience and barking are linked, but it isn't always the whole answer. |
Yup!