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Mya's_Mom · 05-10-2005, 01:30 PM

Because I know that my past dogs have barked out of fear,
I have taken my 3 month old Yorkie Mya everywhere for the last 2 weeks.
She is not afraid of people, other dogs or any noise. She only barks when she is playing with our other dog. I had a foster dog that was a chronic barker.
A spray bottle full of water worked to calm her constant barking down a great deal. I light mist in the face worked but you have to be fast so that the dog does not see the bottle. The dollar stores sell little bottles.
For another dog we tried the beeping collar. It drove us nuts because not only did we hear constant barking but we also heard constant beeping!!!
It was also not fair to the other dogs; I had 4 foster dogs in my home at that time.
I ran in to the person that adopted the chronic barker just today. She said she is doing well and has not reverted back to the constant barking. She had not kept up using the spray bottle. So you can teach a dog not to bark. You can also try rewarding a dog for doing nothing, being quiet. That has also worked for me in the past.
Good Luck !
cyn
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05-10-2005, 01:30 PM	#19
Mya's_Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 689	No Fear / No Barking Because I know that my past dogs have barked out of fear, I have taken my 3 month old Yorkie Mya everywhere for the last 2 weeks. She is not afraid of people, other dogs or any noise. She only barks when she is playing with our other dog. I had a foster dog that was a chronic barker. A spray bottle full of water worked to calm her constant barking down a great deal. I light mist in the face worked but you have to be fast so that the dog does not see the bottle. The dollar stores sell little bottles. For another dog we tried the beeping collar. It drove us nuts because not only did we hear constant barking but we also heard constant beeping!!! It was also not fair to the other dogs; I had 4 foster dogs in my home at that time. I ran in to the person that adopted the chronic barker just today. She said she is doing well and has not reverted back to the constant barking. She had not kept up using the spray bottle. So you can teach a dog not to bark. You can also try rewarding a dog for doing nothing, being quiet. That has also worked for me in the past. Good Luck ! cyn Driving the grammatically correct insane, one posting at a time.