[Teresa Ford]

ENOUGH BARKING !
Hey someone is walking down the street, bark, bark, bark. I am bored bark, bark, bark, whine, bark. I see a bird on the fence, woof, woof, bark, bark, bark. I want to play, whine, squeak toy, yelp, whine, bark, bark, bark. I want a snack, bark, bark, bark, paw at the bowl, whine, bark, bark, bark. Hey I want in the bathroom with you, scratch, whine, bark, yelp, yelp, yelp. The mail came, bark, growl, jump at the window, yap, yap, yap. I want to go out and play, bark, bark, bark, see me dancing by the door, yip, yip, yip. Some one might knock ENOUHG BARKING ! By Teresa Ford

on the door, woof, yes here they come, bark, bark, jump, spin, bark, bark, growl, yelp, yip, yap, bark, bark, bark.

Running shaking hands through your hair, you whimper, “Please, Oh God, please just stop barking for awhile. Enough is enough. I mean it, be quiet. That was our neighbor at the door, you keep waking her baby, and you are driving me crazy, so just shut up ! Or no new toys for a week !” Your Yorkie bounces at your feet his little tail going and barks, Want to play ? Bark, bark, bark……. You can change this. You will need patience, consistent repetition, a spray bottle of plain water, tiny rice sized treats.

How to TEACH QUIET

Unwanted barking. Is 99% your fault. Are you thinking, Oh great, blame the parents every time.? Sorry tough love and honesty made me say it.

Training your puppy to be Quiet, is better than correcting your dog after there is a pattern of problem barking.
1. Three Alert Barks are allowed. Say Good BARK. This lets them know they have done their job. You will take care of it from there. Then, Say your cue word for them to stop, always use the same word. We say 'ENOUGH' and when they are quiet, say Good Quiet.
2. Start by teaching your dog these three words Bark, Enough, and Quiet. When you are doing regular things together like, playing ball, when feeding etc. When the dog barks say ’Bark’ this puts a name on the behavior. (or Speak, Talk what ever seems natural to you) Allow three barks. Cue with ’Enough’, I automatically make a slicing motion when I say Enough. I don’t teach this as a hand signal but, people have pointed out I do it every time. So maybe it is a verbal and visual cue for the dog. When your dog gets quiet, Say Good Quiet and reward *.

If they keep barking cue with 'Enough' wait a few seconds, it takes about 5 seconds for them to understand and do what you ask. Then spray with short swift blast of water. The water is just to break that barking trance. Do not drench your dog. Redirect them if they are fixated on something. As soon as they are quiet, praise with ‘Good Quiet’.


3. You can teach your dog bark on cue. .When they Alert Bark we simply say ’Bark, bark, bark. It only take a few days for a puppy to understand that they can start and stop barking. Barking is something they do and it doesn’t just happen. Like potty training, self control is taught concerning barking too. After a few days of hearing Bark, Enough, and Quiet. Your dog is ready to learn to bark on cue. Just before you feed your dog or give a very tasty treat, cue him with ‘Bark’ it may take a few minuets of dancing and spinning but, he will bark. Praise with Good Bark and reward with the food or treat