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Only barks when he knows I'm home - Hello there! I recently found this website and am thrilled. My husband and I just got a 5-month old Yorkie male and have instantly fallen in love with him. It's so much fun coming home to him and playing and having him sit on my lap and chew :D I wanted to see if I could get any advice from someone. I completely understand that it is normal for a dog to bark. However, I have noticed that our little "Hoosier" rarely barks about anything besides knowing we are in another room. When we close the door and shut off the lights to go to bed - he is fine. When I walk outside and lock the door to go to work - he seems fine. He also doesn't bark when we are outside or when he is around other people. For example, I went home for lunch today and we played a little bit and I gave him his kong with some filling while I ate lunch. I went into the spare bedroom to check my email and eat and he kept barking. Is this just something we will have to deal with or is there any tried and true ways to help stop this? I've already tried shaking a coke can with pennies. It works, but then he does it again. Thanks so much! Heather |
Hi Heather and welcome!! I think everything is okay with your baby, he might just be trying to tell you he wants your attention, I'll tell you what,they sure love to be in the center of attention!! My little Gizmo is 5 months old too and does the same thing, now he has gotten in the habit of barking before he is about to jump off of certain areas. ... This little ones I tell you!! Congrats on your baby boy, by the way can we some pics???? |
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:) Hi Heather.. Mason will bark at me when I come home from work for about 30min just to tell me off for leaving him....I think! He wont let me talk on the phone or get on the computer unless I am holding him and paying attention to him...SPOILED!!! |
I agree that it sounds like "demand barking" as well. I don't want to go pick him up because he will think that he can bark and I will cater to him. We've tried to leave him alone and ignore him as much as possible, but we do live in an apartment and I don't want to disturb everyone :confused: I know that it isn't a case of him not getting enough attention and play because we give him plenty of attention, but as you all know - you can't be with them all the time. Truly, it's not that bad, but I hate to hear him sound upset and then I feel bad if I ignore him. Thank you. |
barking issue My teddy does the same thing, he barks, barks, barks, just to get a attention. When I tell him "no" he let out this little whine, its soo cute, I know he's spoiled. |
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I do understand what you're saying about noise in an apartment. |
Thought of something else I wish I'd said. What I mentioned above (ignoring it) is the training half of the equation. The other half is management. Can you prevent the behavior in the first place? Maybe get him interested in a toy before you go to the other part of the house and see if he will continue to play with it. Maybe give him a yummy bone. Maybe put his food in a Kong or other food dispensing toy and let him entertain himself with that until you come back. Let me know how it works out! |
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