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Originally Posted by Gingergirlsmom Yes, but I think the trick with coins in a can is to only use it for one behavior issue (in this case barking) and not to overuse it. In our case I use it only when she's going nuts yelling (barking) at the huge dogs on the other side of the fence. Now, when she starts to head over to that part of the fence, she looks at me, if I'm anywhere NEAR the can, she turns around and finds something else to do.
A friend has a bichon, and it worked so well on his barking, she started using it too much, now he doesn't even notice.
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Agree 100%
At the moment we are using the spray bottle for the psycho barking. I'm saving the coins/can for any other possible issue that appears. So far - things are improving! Can't say they are great but they are improving!
I took the time to type up the steps so that everyone in the house uses the same procedure when Charlie begins to go into his trance. I've figured out (no duh!) that it is easier to get him to stop before he gets obsessed. So far we are following the steps below:
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