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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots  I tried it twice and the problem I'm having is that they are now barking from their prize rooms. |
Now there are truly committed little barkers! Wish I could see that!
Patience! All is not lost. Don't expect them to get the message right away or an obsessive little barker to give up on his coping mechanism the first day. LOL - as long-time dog-owners, we more than most know Quick Fixes with most dogs are rarely that successful within the first day but do usually take less time than a whole behavior-modification program. Most Quick Fixes do take about two weeks of absolute consistent cause and effect with stubborn habits before our little furrbutts begin to see a pattern and make a connection, begin to learn to control their obsession. I never put much stock in Quick Fixes to achieve much except as a tool in a whole program of behavior reshaping but I'd give this time to work and send a message that "winning" is going to mean going off into another room
every single time all day and night for the next 14 days. Still, no doubt this works for some dogs as it did for the lady who wrote about it and the original lady who is spoken of in the article and no doubt for other dogs. If you have doggies that still keep barking in the crate "win" after "win", hour after hour, day after day, it's going to take a consistent program alone with each dog to help each begin to control himself and his barking habit. It would be like asking me to give up my Diet Cokes - that's going to take a while.
You might try covering the crate the crate completely so no light is showing when the barking in the crate starts, remove it when the dog is quiet, but keep your attitude happy and not intimidating or angry as you cover that crate! After all, he's just won the prize!