I don't mind the clingy behavior. I love it when she follows me from room to room. I'd just like her to not bark and whine when I need to put her in her pen for some reason. I'd like her to learn to just occupy herself when she needs to be left alone while we're home (she's good when we're away/sleeping).
This is my experience so far... Can anybody else relate?
We have been doing the ignore thing since day 1 (and still are). It worked for a couple weeks. It's just the past week or so she's been barking so bad. And she ONLY does it when we aren't in the room, she second I need to walk past for anything, she stops. She knows only good quiet puppies get attention. Because of the layout of our house and where her pen is, I can't complete stay out her line of sight, so she'll bark. I don't look at her, don't go to her, I just completely ignore her.
I know she's completely quiet when we leave the house (we live in a duplex.... my parents don't hear her bark at all during the day, they live on the first floor). I know Pixie doesn't have separation anxiety.... I've met dogs that have it *ahem, my parent's beagle* I couldn't imagine having to deal with that....
She would quiet down after about 10 minutes, but that first 10 minutes was LOUD. I think she was just being a spoiled little pup and thinks we should be playing with her every second we're home (which I would love to do, but I don't exactly want her standing next to me when I'm cleaning something with some sort of disinfecting spray or something, can't be good for her).
Does this sound like anybody else's home? What did you do to fix it?
I know my penny can tactic doesn't work for everybody, but I've had some success with it so far.... I would say "quiet" then rattle the can. Now after just two days, all I have to do is say quiet. She sure picked that up FAST. Hopefully she learns this quickly at obedience training!!
