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Make the barking stop! So my precious 5month old, Molli, has learned to bark. She barks at everything now, she barks when I'm getting her food or shes playing, she barks if I walk away for even a minute! I have her crate trained and she doesnt bark in their but I am trying to expand her area to the kitchen but if shes gonna bark all day then I can leave her out. I tried the pennies in a can thing, she thinks its a toy and barks at it. I tried ignoring her but I live in an apartment and sometimes she barks late at night and thats not good. I tried clapping my hands and saying "no" but that just makes her bark more too. Is squirting with water mean? I don't want her to be scared if things, I feel like water might be a bit harsh but I dont know what else to do. Suggestions??? |
If you figure this out please share with me. I have 5 dogs here and when 1 barks they all start in on it. Sounds like I have a kennel. Maybe more get togethers with little Mac will wear her out more so she will sleep more and bark less. LOL |
Barking for food is fairly easy to fix. If she barks, sit down and don't serve her food until she stops. Use a key phrase like "no bark" or a sound, "shhh" and give the command once and sit down. Teach her to sit to wait for her food. Praise profusely when she does it correctly. You could check out the "Nothing in Life is Free" program which is similar. For other types of barking, I have read here that people have had success with different methods: the bark repeller, spray bottle, and more traditional methods like teaching to bark on command first and then teaching the quiet command. I have had the most luck with traditional training for Max, who is an alarm barker. He feels he needs to alert me to too much. |
I guess I was spoiled with Chibi, he only "alert" barks when people are at the door. He is such an angel I forgot how tough the puppy stage is :rolleyes: I'm gonna try training with treats but I have to give a treat to both when one gets one.....I hope Chibi doesnt get fat :p |
I wish I could give you advice but I'm in the same boat.. my little Sophie barks at the door when any one comes over, and then if we are out.. she will bark at anything that moves! It gets frustrating, cause i really love taking her with me.. but now it is taking a toll! I think she is becoming a little OCD. |
My father used the water squirt bottle method w a Scottie he had who was a real barker. Worked very well. He would squirt while saying the command "quiet". Just a question, I read you are crate training. Sometimes when mine didn't get enough exercise during the day they would seem to bark more, kind of like they had energy to burn and were a little bored. If you can try to give them more exercise, it might curb the urge to bark some. What's that old saying "A tired dog is a well-behaved dog." I might not have that quite on the mark, but I'm close. |
I was taught that the most reliable way to teach a dog the 'quiet' command was to first encourage him to bark. Catch your dog in the middle of barking and give a command like 'talk!' to get him to keep barking. For every 'talk!', have him respond with a bark. After a few rounds of this, switch to a 'quiet' command. Your dog may be confused. Reward only when he is stunned to silence. Repeat several times daily when you feel up to it. |
I feel you My Bentley only barks (more like churps like a fire alarm battery getting low), when hes in his cage for longer than 30mins. No matter what we do he doesnt stop and it drives my husband crazy! Lol |
I know nobody wants to hear this, but I tried everything and nothing worked. I finally tried a small bark collar and that did the trick. By following the manufacturer's instructions I was able to reduce the "charge" on the collar. I will say that before you use a "shock" collar you might want to try a collar that vibrates and some spray citronella which dogs don't like. I normally let him do his thing, and if he alerts me to someone at the door I reward him with lots of love, but if I really need him to be quiet I only have to put the collar on and he stops. No bark, no shock, no nothing. At this rate the battery will probably last forever, and I may take the battery out and see what happens. |
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She is only in her crate at night, otherwise she gets the kitchen if she cant be supervised. I've started using the water bottle, I think it might be working. I would never use a shock collar, I've seen first hand the burns and skin irritations caused by those. She may have to be wet for a while but I think I'm gonna try the water squirt and maybe a treat when she is quiet. Thanks for the suggestions, its nice to know I'm not alone in this problem. My first dog is not really a barker so this problem is new to me. |
My brother-in-law uses a method taught to him by their dog trainer. He keeps a mini water bottle with about 10 coins in it. When their Yorkie barks, he gets close to her and shakes the bottle. She is startled into silence. He did it repeatedly until she got the correlation. She is now at the point that you only have to shake the bottle once and the barking stops for good. I have a 13 week old and plan to try this method if she ends up being a barker. |
I guess I'm lucky, my Bentley rarely barks, and if he does it's not excessive. He's just alerting us to something outside. Though he has started barking and growling to wake me up from a nights sleep or even a nap, so not sure how to combat that, but it's not too bad. I'll be adopting a puppy sometime next year probably and will probably have to learn how to stop excessive barking. Bentley used to whine a lot when he was in his expen and we worked with him to get him to stop it. I don't remember what I did but it seems to have stopped the barking problem that Bentley was developing. lol I hope I can remember what we did before I get my new female next year. :) Good luck all! |
I read something recently about giving a no! Command and poking them in the neck with your finger-(obviously not hard). it's the same as an alpha dog in a pack setting biting their neck for compliance. If they look away from you, it means they are not challenging your authority. Rather interesting stuff. Alpha Boot Camp for Dogs This is one article. There were several others on this page that talks about establishing "alpha" dog mentality and position with your pets. |
Proper Human to Dog Communication Here's the one that talks about the poke in the neck to simulate a bite. |
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