My father used the water squirt bottle method w a Scottie he had who was a real barker. Worked very well. He would squirt while saying the command "quiet".
Just a question, I read you are crate training. Sometimes when mine didn't get enough exercise during the day they would seem to bark more, kind of like they had energy to burn and were a little bored. If you can try to give them more exercise, it might curb the urge to bark some. What's that old saying "A tired dog is a well-behaved dog." I might not have that quite on the mark, but I'm close. |