Not a big fan of smacking or being physical with dogs so please dont do that. What I have done is when he barks I put my hand around his mouth very gently I might add and said No Barking. He now barks and looks at me or my fiance as if to say "Is it okay to bark?" I think that associating what you are doing with what you are saying makes sense to them i.e. hand over mouth then say no barking. Also, search on her for this topic you will see a ton of posts with great ideas. |