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Originally Posted by Rachael1983  Emma has been barking at EVERYTHING! I appreciate her efforts in trying to protect the home, but I cannot calm her or get her to stop. Only thing that stops it is, putting her in the crate and covering it. If I let her out she's back at the barking.
I need solutions please. I'm taking tylenol now. |
Oh, wow. We went through this exact same thing with Teddy. I found that the only thing that worked was teaching him QUIET. We taught him to SPEAK and immediately after, we said QUIET! He'd tilt his head like he didn't understand that word and we'd immediately give him a treat. Then, every time he barked inappropriately, we'd say QUIET and give him a treat when he looked at us. Finally, he just knew the word and we used it EVERY SINGLE time he barked inappropriately. For example, he would bark at the sound of the thermostat when it came on to heat the house or he'd bark because he saw a leaf blow by the window. He gets it now and he is a lot more calm. I really do think these dogs think they have to alert you to each and every sound and you really have to be strict about enforcing QUIET.
I know it sucks but I think you can correct it! Sorry about your headache!!!