She won't stop barking!!!
 

:mad: Coco will not stop barking! I don't know the best way to train her not to bark all the time. Any suggestions?? She is 5 1/2 months old and is getting her adult teeth so I attribute some of her crankiness to that. Everytime I am not paying attention to her she comes over and starts barking at me. She wakes me up at 6:30 every morning barking at me even though my husband is awake to pay attention to her. She is driving me crazy!!! I have so many toys for her and we take her for long walks everyday...I am clueless on how to get her to just BE QUIET! ...at least she is cute so I can't stay too mad at her.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :animal36

Maybe its a southern Californian thing???

My pixie redefines the title of Nuisance Barker!!! She's a total Pain in the Ass when it comes to Barking!! And yes I mean it! My Paris does not bark, she whines a bit... And lets out a yap every now and then.... but Pixie can Bark for hours Non-Stop!! At my feet! At the Gate, In the Morning! I can't sleep! I cant go into the garage! Its awful!!! So if anyone has an answer..... I am going to hang out and find out too!!!!

I have tried everything... Pay her No attention... I have found that she can go 3 hours before needing a nap.... She lays down for 10 minutes and then she is back at it!!! Its amazing!

And I tried a sonic bark unit, the kind you set on a counter or table.... her dang bark is too high pitched to set the darn thing off!!! Thats why they say its for dogs 8 lbs and over! My husband can bark and make it work! lol It had a manual button! But I would have to sit right there with her and hit the button every time she barks.... It won't work while I am not home... and I can't get anything done. But the noise does work! She does not like it!

Just received this link from Eukanuba about barking.

http://www.eukanuba.com/en_US/jhtmls...&pti=PN&qi=114

Good info for someone who have never had a dog.... But My pix is a Nuisance Barker, plain and simple. She barks when we are with her , away, playing, resting, at the park, at home, at the game, in the car, you name it.... she barks.... I drove 10 hours from Northern California to Southern for the move... she barked non-stop 95% of the time.... Just ask Linda (lksdols) I called her from the road.... She could hardly hear me over the freakin barking... And it was nerve wracking! It was all I could do not to pull over at a truck stop and leave her there!!! (God forgive me for saying that! But I was Fried!!!)

I love her, and I deal with it.... But boy is it a bummer!

Kathryn & Aly, have you tried water spray?
 

It does sound like a problem that a little penny can is not going to help. Dreama and Wosie are getting pretty good with the penny can, but Dreama is like Pixie and barks because she likes the sound of her own voice sometimes, LOL! I am a firm believer in positive training, but sometimes nothing works as well as firmly saying DREAMA NO BARKING and then aiming a direct face hit with a spray of water! Once she shuts the heck up, I tell her GOOD GIRL no barking!! And give her lots of loves, which she is really good about responding to. So now I am at the point where it is simply DREAMA NO BARKING and she usually quiets, and then I praise praise praise.

GOOD LUCK, girlies, I would lose my mind if my girls barked like your Coco and Pixie, you poor things!! :(

I feel sorry for all of you. My little Yorkie hasn't been much of a barker, but is beginning to bark more at 9 months (summer is here and he sees more people outside). He barks, but doesn't bark for long periods of time. His barking spells usually last for only a few minutes.

I can stop my Yorkie if I just go and pick him up and walk around holding him and telling him to quit -- and getting him interested in something else. But, doing this isn't always convenient (like when you're on the phone, etc. - right?)

I wish you all luck. I'm afraid that some people who come up with the "easy fixes" just don't have a dog that really barks as much as some others do. Some are almost impossible to stop. But - keep reading the posts - maybe someone does have the "miracle cure."

Carol Jean

Thanks for the advice. I have tried the penny can but not the spray bottle...So, i guess that will be my next step. That sounds more productive then me constantly begging her to stop barking (As if she know what I am saying to her). I think she is just spoiled. Coco wants ALL my attention ALL the time. At least she likes hanging out with me. I will keep grabbing toys o try to entertain her but she will just drop it and start barking at me again. UGH!!

Kathryn, I completely understand what you are saying about in the car. Last week I drove to my parents, about an hour away, and Coco was in her crate barking the whole ENTIRE way.

My Husband now thinks we need to get a second puppy so Coco has someone to play with all the time. But, I don't know if I am ready to start training another puppy!!

Thanks for all the advice. I will let you know how the spray bottle goes.

I have a suggestion I actually got it off another thread here recently. Georgie barks when people come in, if he sees people outside, to get my attention, just in general so here is what I have done. I started putting my hand around his mouth (not hard) like a muzzle and saying no barking very stern. I also tell my fiance' to do the same. I will tell it has REALLY worked! When he does bark (which he has slowed down tremendously) he will bark then look back at me as if to say is it okay to bark. I don't discourage him from going outside and barking at the squirrels or barking in the house occasionally when he hears noises since he is our little guard dog (LOL all 3lbs of him), but I know what you mean when they are in the house barking non-stop. Good luck just try it I was skeptical but it worked for us :D

Oh wow, that's GREAT!
 

But I can tell you right now that I would get maybe 2 chances to do that to Dreama, and she would run away the 3rd time she saw me coming at her with a circle shaped hand! LOL

How do you get Georgie to let you do that? :confused:

Well he runs sometimes and then I run after him looking like a complete goofball :D So far it has worked and I get exercise in the process:D He runs like a mad man when I have a toothbrush in my hand but that's another thread topic! LOL

Hahahahah
 

That's what I thought!! Too funny! I can just see that! :p

I tell you guys.... Some days I think I can't take another minute of her and the next I am totally inlove!!!

I love my Pixie like you have no idea! I am praying that she grows out of this!! Please God let it be a phase!! She can't possibly keep this up forever!! She'll wear out her vocal chords! My mother suggested I get her debarked! :eek: And awful me actually thought about for like half a second! :eek: .... ugh! Did you even know you could do that??? they cut the vocal chords! And sometimes they grow back! (only a real Barker would actually grow new vocal chords!!!) I was floored when I first learned about it!!! I see it alot at the shows in the yappy breeds... I can't belive that you can show a dog that has been debarked! (none of them ever place!!!) They bark like a whisper... which is still awful to listen to, just not as loud!!! lol

I just want there to be HOPE for Pixie and Coco... And no a friend did not help us! Just ask Paris.... She has to listen to Pixies barking too!!! Every now and then even she gets fed up and nails Pixie... its like she's saying... "Enough already!!! We hear you!!!" Paris is such a good girl, I am so very thankful that she has not joined in on the barking!

Even my African Grey Parrot Tells Pixie to pipe down.... He says... "Pixie, No!" waits for her to stop and says... "Good Girl Pixie! Goooooood Girl!!" "Thats Mommy's Good Good Girl!" .... Any time she barks now... the bird starts up with the "Pixie... NO!" But he is good about giving praise!!! I guess I was consistent!!! lol The bad one is when the bird asks them if they "Want a treat Girls?" The poor Girls get so excited!!!!! :( :confused: :(

oh.... and I hope that I did not offend anyone who has debarked their dog.... I know some people have had to due to living arrangements and what not.... Its really not that bad... I hear its not painful and so on... I was not passing judgement... I just thought it was a bit soon to jump to such drastic and final measures!!!

And as far as the showing thing.... I don't think you should alter show dogs... If you can't train it for the ring, it does not belong in it.... JMO :p

Kathryn, I am still laughing at your last posting. God bless them...and keep praying it is a stage they will grow out of!

Now I lay her down to sleep,
Praying she won't make a peep!
If I should lie her wide awake,
I pray the lord her bark to take!


Theres my Prayer!!! :D

I just read an article the other day (darn if I can find it) but it stated another reason to have a puppy stay with its mother until 12 weeks old. It went on to say that mom will correct this bad behavior before it gets out of contol. I can't remember how old your girls were when you got them and this might not have anything to do with it but it is interesting information.

One of my little dudes is just like your girl and he is a handful. It is manic barking - almost like he is insane - of course I am the one going insane. The only way I can stop him is to pick him up but I haven't found the key to getting him to stop. I do not have a problem with him in the car as he is in the back on his lookout seat enjoying everything around him.

If you find any great fix please let me know. :)

She was 4 months when I got her....

But manic is a good way to decribe her behavior!!! lol

We need to form a support group! ;)

My Snickers is a barker whenever anyone comes to the door and basically doesn't stop until they leave. It's become a real problem when company comes over! We've been trying the "Dog Whisperer's" method of placing the dog down in a submissive position and holding him there until he calms down. Then reinforcing the 'no bark' verbal command. This has been working in small steps, but he will usually resume barking eventually. I think it's an ongoing process but maybe worth a try. :) (I feel your pain..lol)

I am having the same problem. I think she is afraid of the dark because she barks then the most. At nothing at all. Also, having two dogs, they seem to take turns. Sometimes when I fuss one of them jumps on the barking one as if to say shoosh. I have tried the penny can, I have read the Dog Whisper book and tried the laying her down and all but nothing. I hiss and that works sometimes. I have been trying to socialize them more and taking them on walks. That kinda sucks as we live in Africa and it is not a nice place. Lots of guard dogs, so the "kids" want to bark at all othem. I yank on the leash lightly and say no all the time. Plus as hyper as they are (her) the book said to walk the heck out of them. All of this may help. It helps my lazy butt too.:)

I agree with water method
 

Lucky for me Moe only barks when there is actually a reason to bark, knock on door, cat in yard ect....but we also have a 3 year old border collie , which if you ever had one you will know this breed is very vocal, and will bark at you in attempts at conversation.I use the water method on Sassy for just such an ocassion, if she is outside and barking at nothing.....I open the second floor window and pour a cup of water over her....she stops and is shocked at the whole event she don't bark again , as the water may fall from the sky again.Inside a spray in the face or on the butt is good and they do get the message...unless your dogs one of those terriers like Ben is and is crazy for water....he actually attacks the stream of water from spray bottels , faucet taps, any source...so water wouldn't be a deterent for a dog like that.You may find you just have a talkative dog...and this is just who she is..this is the case with Sassy and we have to only deter her when she gets out of hand with the barking.

I did the hold the mouth shut when barking with my Bunny. It didnt work for me. She barks or makes a barking sound with her mouth shut.

I tryed the peenys in the can and she braked at me when I did it. It seemed to make her barke more then to get her to stop.

I heard that a little viniger and water in a spray bottel or water gun work. So I am going to try that.

I hope something works. It drives me crazy when I take her on a walk and she barks at EVERYTHING and EveryOne.

She loves people, dont get me wrong. she will barke and growl at you untill she is liek 3 feet from you, then its oh oh pet me pet me wine.

But I got to love her :P

Lavender can be your best friend
 

When my Scruffy gets all worked up or wants to play at 4am a drop or two of lavender essential oil calms him down! It is like doggie adderal!