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Buckeye barks at everything out side. sitting in his window. I have resorted to putting blinds up there. my husband keeps threatening to get one of those bark collars. I do a firm no on that one. when someone comes he will throw a fit. barking the whole time. schwans man mostlly. so what I do is to have the can with the pennies in it. shake it one time really hard and say no firmly at the same time and he usually will calm down. don't ring it like a bell but hard firm shake once. actually some times all i have to do is say "you want the can?". or just reaching for it. LOL
Ahia is not a barker unless she sees a lizzard or something. without Buckeye to teach her she probably would not bark at all.
Tressie is a barker about everything. when she wants something, something out side, sees her image in the night window, etc.
Archie is a follower. He will whine when he wants something. bark when he is excited if the others will bark first.