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Originally Posted by Booger rules  When I got my little one she never barked( she was about 9 months old) and now she barks at almost everything Door bell, other dogs, growls at people walking by when I take her for a walk. I can't even take her to petsmart anymore because all she does is bark and it's a high pitched bark too! This coming up week i signed her up for beginners education at petsmart and I have no idea what I should do when she gets all crazy and starts barking at other dogs? any suggestions |
Petsmart will teach you only "positive training" (no water bottles -though a water bottle with a 1/2 tsp of vinegar added to it sure surprises them) to ignore the behavior and reward(treat). I tried that(to some avail), then added something else I learned elsewhere: ignore, then once they get quiet (if you can stand it that long) make them do something for the reward after being quiet: like "sit", "shake" (whatever they know), then give the treat. That seemed to work a little better as they other seemed to have taught them to bark and then shut up for a minute and they'd get a treat (thereby encouraging the initial barking)..with the quiet, do a trick, then get a reward they seem to be catching on the treat is for the trick and doing the trick makes 'em forget what they were barking at. Worth a try. Kendra