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05-24-2006, 02:48 AM | #1 |
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| So Vocal Remmy is so vocal when he plays...he barks, growls and snarls. And does it loudly. I say he got that from my hubby's side of the family. anyways Chance the puppy is so quite. Remmy is starting to wear on my nerves... I can't even hear the tv when he gets started. The problem is it is when he is playing and I don't want him to think he can't play. How do I address this? |
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05-24-2006, 03:26 AM | #2 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | I'm guessing, so take this with a grain of salt. But if Remmy is vocal and overly playful when you don't want him to be, it makes me think he's not getting enough exercise or fun time at other times of the day. Does he get daily walks? As a last resort, we shake a can with pennies in it to quiet a barking dog. How old is Remmy? With young ones, it doesn't matter how much exercise you give them. They still have excess energy. Good luck.
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05-24-2006, 03:50 AM | #3 | |
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05-24-2006, 11:27 AM | #5 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | A google search took me to a Kibbles n' Bits Web site that offers this advice. Not exactly your situation, but maybe it would help: Owners should allow their dogs to play actively but must also be able to inhibit their dogs' activity level and control it when it is time to stop or when play becomes inappropriate. Owners can establish such control by first teaching the dog, when it is calm, to come, sit, lie down, and relax. Initially the dog should learn to sit and stay for 2 to 3 minutes in quiet circumstances at home. The owner can later ask the dog to sit and stay for short periods after it has worn itself out playing. If the dog does well, the owner can then ask it to sit quietly for a few seconds during a play session before the dog becomes tired. Eventually, the dog should be able to sit and stay at any stage during play. Continued play can serve as a reward for short periods of nonplay. The owner can also practice the sit (or down/stay) command throughout the day by asking the dog to sit or lie down whenever the owner knows the dog wants something, such as to be let in or out to be fed or petted. Extremely disruptive or damaging playful antics - such as running into the owner, rough leaps at the owner's body, or grabbing shirts or pants - often can be stopped by using a startling, inhibiting stimulus such as a foghorn or a loud noise. If a dog engages in these activities, owners can carry a startling noisemaker. The noise should be employed each time the dog begins the disruptive behavior (e.g., as it begins jumping at the owner). Sounding the noise too early or too late will not work. If applied appropriately, a startling noise will quickly teach a dog not to initiate such rough play. Using a word such as "hey" or "no" slightly before the startling noise can become an effective signal to stop. (The advice came from this link: http://www.kibblesnbits.com/dogcare/article.aspx?i=23 )
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05-24-2006, 11:28 AM | #6 | |
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Like you, I don't want her think she is doing anything wrong, she's not, she's just really loud... I usually just try to distract her with a toy or something. She doesn't make any noise when playing with me or when playing by herself. But she can really get going... | |
05-25-2006, 06:19 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks...I'm thinking that maybe when he starts playing to loud I outta try the penny thing. Maybe he will get the connection between playing quitely and making to much noise. I asked Chance's puppy trainer last night what I should do. And she said definately once the volume gets to loud to give a command like "quite" and then let him continue to play. But make the correction everytime he gets to loud. |
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