I got my boy when he was 10 months old and he was very nervous about every little noise and would bark too. It was tough in the beginning bc my husband gets annoyed also and it seems as though the barking won't stop but I assured him that once he gets used to the noises it will get better. I have my boys pen set up in the kitchen which is close to the living room. When he barks I tell him in a firm voice "no". Then I repeat this 3 times and calmly pick him up and put him in the pen. He jumps around and goes crazy and as long as he's not barking I let him out after about 2 mins. Kind of like a time out method. It takes some time and persistence but now he hardly ever gets put in time out as he responds the first time I say "no". It's been 5 months now. I'd say I saw results after about 2 weeks. Of course it's diff when they are barking for attention but I would suggests until he knows that the "no" is for the barking you will have to treat that the same way so he knows he can't bark when you've told him "no". |