This is the same method I used to teach Tibbe to bark on cue and then stop barking except for the water bottle. I don't use that method, just the sound "uh on" when he makes a mistake. Also I don't limit him to 3 barks but that is usually all he does unless there is something really going on and then I want him to create a noise until I tell him to stop. Now to get him to stop barking, it usually only takes a look his way and he stops. They get to know us so well they usually do what we want in advance of asking!!!
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |