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Barking out of Control!!!...HELP!! My two year old has the worst barking habits ever!! I have hit a wall with what to do about it. I'm afraid my neighbors will start to complain. He barks at everything. The worst time he barks is when me or anyone gets ready to leave the house. He goes MAD!!!. Also for some reason, when my sister is sitting on her bed on her laptop, he goes insane and stands at her door and barks like crazy. I think he has seperation anxiety. Whenever he gets the smallest indication that I'm about to leave, he starts to go around in circles, panting, shaking, whining, etc. This could start even as soon as I get out of the shower. As soon as I grab my keys it's over. He goes INSANE!!!! If he is barking and I try to correct him, he barks more aggresively. He is so fast that I can't even catch him to correct his behavior at times. I have tried to ignore him and sometimes that helps but a lot of the times he goes hoarse for barking at me so long. I can't even talk on the phone sometimes. It has gotten really really bad. Does anyone know the signs of sepearation anxiety and what I can ask my vet when I take him this week? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks. :confused: |
I have a barker who is about 16 lbs and he wears a bark collar 80% of the time. I tried everything under the sun and it is all that would work. I take the collar off and he figures out in about 2 to 3 hours he can bark again and boy does he!! You can try putting pebble or pennies in a can and shaking it, Blowing a whistle, and a squirt bottle with water. Thoose work for some dogs. Good luck and hopefully your fur baby isn't like my Teddy.... |
Thank you for the tips. I have actually tried the spray bottle with just a tad bit of vinegar. It only works for a few min. I will definitely try the pennies in a can to see if that works. I don't think i would favor the bark collar although I have heard of one that sprays out some kind of scent that will deter them from barking. I heard it doesn't spray in their face but it actually sprays out. I thought about trying a barking system that emits an irritating noise when they start barking within a certain range. Any thoughts on the seperation anxiety? Do you think he may have it? |
Tucker was a really bad barker, too. He loved being squirted in the face and when I tried the penny can he thought it was a contest to see who could make more noise! I don't know if my trick will work for you, but here is how I cut him down to almost no barking. (Or if he starts, it's makes him stop) I get down on his level and say "Thank you! Thank you for telling me (someone is outside, your ball is under the couch, I'm walking out the door, whatever). He learned to come to me and get loves and then he would go on his merry way. It was not easy, and took a lot of work, but it was worth it. The other thing that worked was using a closed fist (no! I didn't hit him!) and bringing it down very quickly to your side while saying firmly "Stop" He would stop because he was curious to see what I was up to. The second he stopped I would call him to me and give him lots of praise. That one still works, but I like to use the thank you one more. Hope this helps. Barking can be awful when it's to an excess! |
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Does he have a crate? Sometimes if they have seperation anxiety it's because the world is too big for them when they are left alone. If you try giving him loves and putting him in his crate when you leave it may make him feel more secure because he's in a smaller place. |
Someone mentioned many times spraying them with a water bottle helps stop barking - I haven't tried it but if he hates water like most yorkies do - it may be worth a try I did try it with my Chanel but she LOVED IT - she loves the water though |
I would think if he barks when you are there is isn't just separation anxiety. I really hate the bark collar but it doesn't seem to bother Teddy as much as it does me. :confused: Anything is better than giving him up as he is my boy :D:D |
Ive tried the can w/coins in it and it did work for a bit. Then I found it made Autumn more anxious and she would bark more when I had to shake it. I now keep a wooden spoon by my front door and one in my kitchen and when they come running to the door I tell them first "Okay" and if they don't stop I bang the wooden spoon on the table or in my hand and so far it is working okay. Im not going to say that is is a miracle worker but it has helped. In fact just today they both came running to the door barking and as soon as I picked up the spoon they stopped all together! Good luck and let us know how things go for you! |
When we was a puppy and well after he turned 1, I gated him in a small area in the kitchen, now, I let him sleep wherever when I'm at work because he will not go to the bathroom until I come. I have actually tried introducing him to a kennel recently but his anxiety starts to kick in again. I think once I get his anxiety under control then maybe he will listen to me a lil bit more. I will try a few things and let everyone know how things work out. Thanks!! |
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