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11-08-2010, 07:49 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX
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| Barking.... My 5-month old has picked up a horrible habit (and LOUD!). I bring her to work at my office, and I have two large floor to ceiling windows that she loves to look out of.... unfortunately, now when people walk by she goes into an excessive barking fit! Her little heart pounds so hard that I worry she's gonna have an attack. She also does this at cars or kids on skateboards when we're walking. She's very friendly & loves people, but I think the noise scares her? PLEASE - any suggessions would be GREAT!!! If y'all have had this problem and found a way to conquer it, SHARE your brilliance! |
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11-08-2010, 08:03 AM | #2 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | First of all, this is a Yorkie trait, they are barkers, and are trying to warn you of any intruders. My living room overlooks a park, and Joey's favorite place is on the ledge of the couch looking out the windows. He loves barking at people, but it got to be excessive. The coins in the can worked for me. I just put coins in a thick tin can with a lid and shake it, and say "no", or "shhhh" and this usually stops the barking. I also bought a Bark Repeller for other times, such as when a workman comes to the house, the coins didn't help at those times. The bark repeller works by emitting an annoying sound only dogs can hear, and I use this in conjunction with the word "shhhhh" with my index finger up to my lips in a shushing fashion. Again, you will not eliminate barking, and this should not be the goal, but you will reduce it significantly. The other option is to put up a window covering so they can't see out. Cesar has shown a positive reinforcement method where you have someone walk by the windows and you reward the dog by going into the alpha state, other trainer will reward the dog through food, but only when it displays the calm non barking behavior. You probably can't do this with the windows in your building though.
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11-08-2010, 08:14 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX
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| GREAT IDEA!!! Thanks so much! I have been closing the blinds to get her focus off of it, but I know how she loves to look out so I wanted to find some way to give the best of both words. LOL I will have people walk by the window and reward her for good behavior (and keep the coins/jar near me in case of those moments when I'm on a conference call.) LOL!!! I've been keeping my door shut (with a sign that says "Puppy in Training, please have patience") and I'm trying to work with her to not bark/run when someone knocks.... She's a smart girl, but she's also STUBBORN! |
11-08-2010, 08:30 AM | #4 | |
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