Pennies in a can works with Lucy. She runs full out if she sees me approaching with a spray bottle so I kind of gave up with that.
Her barking is not as bad as my Westie's though. I finally got him a spray collar for his incessant outside barking. It was very effective and, to me, more humane than a shock collar. It just sprays fine lemon mist - under his chin but in the general area of his snout so he can smell it. Apparently, dogs don't like lemon. (Who knew?) It took him less than an hour to figure it out. Now he knows - collar on - no barking. Collar off - free to bark. I am quite please with how quickly it worked. I put it on him only in the early morning and late evenings when he likes to stay out and bark.
To be fair, Westies are made of much studier stuff than yorkies. And, things like pennies in a can are not going to work for a Westie. He's much more stubborn than little Lucy.
Probably, I would not use such a collar on my fragile little Lucy. But it did work for Ringo!
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