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Old 01-18-2014, 10:47 AM   #15
yorkietalkjilly
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After a while, you can even teach him to "Bark" on command - easy to do - by treating him every time he barks as you say the word and make a yakking signal with your hand, moving your thumb and fingers together as if your hand is talking - or some other hand signal for "Bark". Once he's barking every time on command for a few days, wait until he stops barking on his own and say "Quiet" and make a slicing motion across your throat or some hand signal each time you say it and you might even need to hold out a treat. That sudden change in words will kind of shock him and he'll stop barking to look at you and you immediately say "Good Boy!" and pop the treat in his mouth. Now restart his barking by saying "Bark" and treating him, good boying him when he does and then soon say "Quiet" again while making the hand signal. Just the instant he does stop and looks at you, praise him and pop in that treat. In no time he'll learn to go "Quiet" every time you tell him to - and you'll always, always, always get up and get that good boy his treat every time he does quieten as it's pretty hard for a dog to give up his fun barking - his voice - for his mommy. So every time he quietens for you, always praise and reward him, show him you're pleased with him.

All you dogs needs is to have a pack leader they can trust and someone to rehab him and give him a great life. Keeping him outside during this anxious, stressful time of great change in his life of or hitting papers on the floor and telling him "no" won't help him now - only working with him will. I am certain if you'll work with him in training, puzzles, playtime and exercise, he'll surprise you at how well he responds and stops screaming and barking. My Tibbe was totally unsocialized and wild when I got him and I did all the things I've mentioned above and now he's the perfect, well-behaved, happy, feisty little pet anybody would love to have.
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