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I'm taking some comfort in knowing that this may be a Yorkie or small dog trait to bark so much but now it's getting somewhat better outside and becoming embarrassing inside. WHen someone comes over to visit Lexi goes crazy. She barks, snarls and growls. It's hard to convince someone that she won't bite, which she doesn't, and that if they pet her she'll get over it. And what's worse is she's only getting over it with maybe 1 out of every 5 people. She's chased 2 of my teenage daughters friends from the house already! I pick her up, I try to gently push down on her nose, I try saying NO, I sush her and NOTHING stops it. I'm hoping that having her in the yard at summer get togethers will get her over this thing with new people. I'm really hoping that being around a crowd get's her over it. So hard to tell people that are being snarled at that she's the sweetest little girl ever...and she truely is. Please, please, keep your suggestions and stories coming. |
Hello, Chelsey 1978 My girl is also named Lady and loves to bark! I usually just let her out in the yard and bring her in when she starts up thank goodness we don't have alot of other dogs in the neighbourhood or busy street! My other dog Sprocket I don't mind taking for walks he's great in fact I've never heard him bark ever! They can have very different personalities can't they? :p |
No Fear / No Barking Because I know that my past dogs have barked out of fear, I have taken my 3 month old Yorkie Mya everywhere for the last 2 weeks. She is not afraid of people, other dogs or any noise. She only barks when she is playing with our other dog. I had a foster dog that was a chronic barker. A spray bottle full of water worked to calm her constant barking down a great deal. I light mist in the face worked but you have to be fast so that the dog does not see the bottle. The dollar stores sell little bottles. For another dog we tried the beeping collar. It drove us nuts because not only did we hear constant barking but we also heard constant beeping!!! It was also not fair to the other dogs; I had 4 foster dogs in my home at that time. I ran in to the person that adopted the chronic barker just today. She said she is doing well and has not reverted back to the constant barking. She had not kept up using the spray bottle. So you can teach a dog not to bark. You can also try rewarding a dog for doing nothing, being quiet. That has also worked for me in the past. Good Luck ! cyn Driving the grammatically correct insane, one posting at a time. |
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