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Originally Posted by mommadog1  I don't think rescue remedy would work in this situation. I think training your dog would help. He has gotten away with his behavior so he continues. You can train your dog to not react to the other dogs.
First thing I would do is tether your dog to you while your there and only give a little bit of play time with the other dogs. You have better control when they are tethered to you and you can teach him "no bark" while doing so.
While he is running around if he gets to rambunctious you can tether him to you for awhile.
The bark repeller has to be used while training a dog not to bark. And for a lot of dogs it doesn't even work. Then for some it will work for a little while and then it quits working on the dog. That is what happened with a couple of my dogs, and a couple others it never worked.
The idea of the bark repeller is to only have to use it until the dog is trained. You must use a command when training a dog no matter which method you use. That way once they learn you never even have to bring out the BR again, and your dog will respond to your command.
I see a lot of people say they only have to show the dog the BR after awhile and the dog responds. But by then they should only have to give the command "no bark" and the dog should respond. No more bark repeller..
Another method is to teach your dog to speak on command. Once you teach a dog to speak then you can teach them not to speak (no bark). |
Thanks for the info.... Jackson is really well trained so it's not
necessarily a training issue. Well, I mean, it
is, but I think it's just a matter of getting him calm first. He will still listen to me over there and obey commands and such; it's just that he's more active and hyper because he's over excited. It's like his fun house, I suppose. All 3 dogs can be barking at something thru the fence outside and I can call Jackson in and he comes in the house when I call him, so he's still listening and obeying, it's just a matter of hyperness. It doesn't make it easier that my dad and stepmom let their 2 dogs get away with so much but sometimes it's Jackson who starts it all when over there. Show off moment
; here's Jackson's latest trick video,
so he's great when it comes to that kind of stuff.
He's
never reactive to other dogs ever, I mean we can walk by fences of barking dogs and he could care less. He loves every dog he ever meets. He's really an obedient dog 99% of the time. It's just my dads house. I really believe it's just the energy over there... and it's hard to have to control every person and dog and cats energy by myself lol. I do agree that he has always been able to get away with this behavior over there, and I think I will try maybe leashing him up at times and getting him calm. Thanks for your tips and advice! I was just hoping I could find a little natural aid to help me out when it comes to his hyperness, because it's literally pretty much only at my dads house where he's in this overly hyper state of mind. Everywhere else we go, he's like a really mellow dog. He's always got energy and is up for an adventure but he's also always willing to lounge around with me and watch tv or take a nap. It's like we get to my dads house and some switch goes off in his head that turns him into a TOTALLY different dog!! It just blows my mind. I'm sure it's my fault; it's always the humans fault haha. I think I need to work on my energy and give him more rules and boundaries when over dads house.
I do think he may be stressed out sometimes when over there, as much fun that he is, sometimes it seems like he feels the need to protect the place... maybe he feels more dominant in that house? because in general he's a submissive dog, but I see more dominant traits come out when visiting dads. However we visited at my dads place for a few hours last month when they were on vacation so it was just me, Jackson and the 2 cats over there and he was totally fine. No hyperness, no barking, nothing, so I think it's just the excitement of it all. Crazy!!
I will stop taking over this RR thread now with my problems!
On the other hand, I did find this last night while googling:
Good Dog Pet Calming Supplement at PETCO All-natural remedy for dogs that are unruly or hyper
Helps make your dog happy and content
Safe, veterinarian recommended
Ready-to-use, just add to your pet's drinking water