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Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX
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I realize she's doing it out of fear and insecurity, so I don't yell at her or punish her... she's been here only a few days but just when I think she's calming down, she bites someone else (in the family of course... I wouldn't take her out while she's still acting this way... scary for her and MAJOR liability for me!!) - - Even though I know WHY she's behaving this way, I feel like I need to acknowledge and detour the unacceptable behavior before she becomes too "set in her ways" to mend them. As you can see from the little video I just posted, she's a FABULOUSLY HAPPY girl when it's just me with them... but when everyone else comes home, she goes on automatic defense. I have been using the "coins in a can" trick, but being so fearful already - the loud noise just frightens her more and she barks louder.... I tried, only once or twice, using a soft mist spray bottle... but she just shakes it off and keeps barking. Does anyone have a link where I can learn more about these citronella collars? Mia is just 2.5 lbs - can you use such a thing on very small dogs? ![]()
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Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member | ![]() I was just about to post a thread about Lexie. We just came back from an outing to PetSmart/Petco and as usual it wasn't to fun. Lexie barks and freaks out EVERYTIME she sees another dog in an aisle! And there is no stopping her except to move to another aisle....and if there is another dog in that aisle, we have to move to the next. It's nuts! Lucky is fine.......until she gets started, then he usually joins in. We can't take her anywhere without this happening. So, do I need to take a can of coins/rocks with me or maybe we should break down and get the no-bark collar as she barks at anyone that moves outside too...in the backyard, on walks. UGH! ![]()
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Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX
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| ![]() Thanks, I did check them out but it says for dogs 6 lbs and over... so that won't work.... I'd never use a "shock collar" either, so if anyone comes up with anything else that has been successfull, I'd love to entertain ideas.
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Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere
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Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas
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| ![]() This is wonderful Advice!!!! I will definetly be Trying the can soon ![]() |
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Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK
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| ![]() Tilly drives us mad with high pitched yapping. I have tried the water bottle and it only worked for a day or 2. I am going to find a small tin and try this...... |
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My Little Man! Donating Member | ![]() Hm if can with coins dont work how about trying to teach your dog to be quiet on command? I did it with Maxi. First I thought him to bark I would say Voice Maxi and he would bark I would praise him and then I would say Maxi quiet! and when he finally got quiet I praised him. When I kept on repeating he got the idea. Now I am able to control his barking, when unwanted. When he hears something outside I say Thank you I heard it and please now be quiet and show my finger on my lips like shhhhh and he gets quiet. Good luck!
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BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach
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| ![]() Chloe has a barking problem I can't shake. I have the Citronella collar on her and she just kinda grunts, but I don't like it on her for long periods because its for 5lbs and over and shes just at 5.5lbs. I will try the can thing with coins. My room mate is starting to hate Chloe ![]() |
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Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: medicine hat,ab
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| ![]() I bought a loud bike horn, it doesn't work for our bigger dog, but Nelly our yorkipoo, just seeing it scares her. It's hard when we are gone but while we are home, if anyone comes to the door or walks up the street, she won't bark just by seeing it. Hope this helps. |
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Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member | ![]() WOW! It really works and I am amazed! We have lived with Lexie's barking for quite some time trying anything we could think of to get her to stop. Frantically urging her to be quite, calmly urging her to be quiet, removing her from the reason for barking, and so on and so on. Nothing was working ![]() ![]() Anyway, what is even more amazing is how quickly it is working. I used it again with the mailman Saturday afternoon; boom, she was off the couch as far away from the can as she could get, and today, even just the word "Quiet" gets her attention and has her looking for that can. I think that I have even noticed a couple of instances where she may have normally started barking.....and she didn't! Never in my wildest dreams did I think that this would work so well and so fast! I am totally amazed & pleased. I know we are not completely "there" yet....the biggest hurdle and test will be when we take her on walks and/or to PetSmart where there are bound to be other dogs (a major reason for her barking). We're thinking a small tin Altoid can with coins in it will be good to have for those outings. I have every confidence now that her barking will soon be (and stay) under control thanks to "the can of coins"! PRICELESS! ![]()
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Archie----THANK YOU! Our Xavier has only been with us for 2 days, but I thought I was going to never get any sleep again after tonight! He has been great about going in his crate; whines a little but generally stops after a few minutes. Well not the case tonight...he barked for 30 minutes before going to sleep and then woke up shortly after and began again! So I got up with him and tried to help him sleep...but he had other plans ![]() ![]()
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YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Texas
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| ![]() This is my first time to post. I have 2 female yorkies and just aquired a 10 month old male. He is so precious, but is driving my whole family crazy with his bad barking habits. Even my females who never barked before are starting to pick up this bad habit. I am going to try the can and coins idea, but I also like the citronella collar idea. Where can you get these and about how much do they cost? |
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