I agree that Cesar Millan's books and Videos are a great tool. All of my dogs stop barking after 2 barks, when I say 'Thank You, Enough - Quiet.' Gracie came to us at 8 mo.s old and was a persistent barker, nipper, and other problems. It took about 2 months of spraying her with water to get her to stop. I also used rolled up socks to toss at her when she wasn't looKing at me when she kept barking in the house. When she barked on the leash I would say thank you, enough (pause) quiet. if she didn't look at me and stop barking I would say Enough - Quiet, loudly and do a sharp U turn and start going the other way. Sometimes I got dizzy from doing like 5 U turns in a row LOL. But it worked. As soon as she was stopped barking, I would say good quiet and pet her softly without excitement. Yes I did spray her in the face and kept doing it, not just one squirt ,until she stopped barking. As soon as she was quiet I said good quiet and pet. I tried not show emotion while doing this training and did not use treats because I wanted her to feel calm. Hope this helps. |