I am at my wits end!
 

HELP!! Melody (my 11lbs baby) is driving me insane!! to the point I cry almost every night!! it doesnt matter how much i cuddle her, walk her or play w her... every night when i need to sit down to study she starts barking loud, so loud it gives me a headache and my neighbors are complaining.. she wont stop barking no matter what i do.. i ignore her, reprimend her, and nothing works... she is spayed, and her sister Chloe is so quiet and calm, like day and night..... i am desperate, i cry every night.. and i want to spank her, i remind myself she is a baby and i am a grown woman and can't do that. but i swear i am crying as i write this, she wont even stop if i pick her up.. HELP please!

How old is she? Is she just doing this for attention? Perhaps she is bored? Have you done any obedience training with her? That might help!

She is 8 months old... I in the process of moving to a new house, the obedience training will start after i move. What can i do in the mean time? she have always been hyper but never like this is too much!

Will she be quiet if you put her in a covered crate?

Can you give her a kong or long lasting chewy to entertain herself when you are working?

Does she have a lot of toys to play with?

Have you consulted a trainer to help you teach the quiet command?

Have you tried shaking a can of pennies?

maybe a bone or something she loves to chew on. to keep her mind off you. sounds like she has lots to tell you. hopefully you can find something that will keep her interest instead of it all on you. Maybe a kong with her favorite treat in it Good luck

Hmm 8 months old, she is still a pup. She probably just wants attention from you :D Does she have something new that you can give her while you study.. Maybe only give her something like a bully stick or texas toothpick, nyla bone. kong with frozen yogurt in it.. when you study. Bring it out like it is bran new, take it away when you are done.. :confused:

ha ha we all have basically the same suggestion Must have all been typing at the same time

Covered crate: does not work, is worst!
She has plenty of toys, she wont use them... but she destroyed my eyeglasses, computer cable cord, my kindle cover and anything else she comes into contact with!
Trainer, we are working on that.. (see my last post)
Never thought about the can of pennies, will do that! thanks for the advice!!

That's a great idea!! will do!! thanks!

Hope it helps!! She is just a baby and wants ALL of your attention ALL the time :D Stay strong and only give her that "special thing" when you have to study, try to keep her mind on something else!!

Let us know how it works, we will go to plan B if we have to!!

8 months old...horrors! haha Oh, they really do learn early how to control us. :) She simply does not want quiet time and has learned that barking will get her what she wants. I do agree that perhaps a Kong will keep her busy and quiet...but, I do think that perhaps you may have to be patient and listen to her for a night or so and not give in to the urge to stop it. Once she learns that you will not pick her up, I am fairly certain this will stop. Good luck! I do know how difficult it can be.

That's really tough!!
 

:animal36 I'm sorry to have to say, but I got so desperate with my 'hyper' yorkie that I got one of those electric bark collars. Didn't take her long to figure out how to shake it off to the side so she could still bark and not get zapped. I know it's mean, but I was at my wits end!! She finally would only be quiet if I brought out the fly swatter. Never actually had to use it - she just knew I meant business. In the end, though, I got so overcome by the incessant barking when I wasn't constantly carrying around the fly swatter that when my best friend offered to take her off my hands, I said "yes." It broke my heart. That was my first yorkie, and her name was "Ditto" - that was more than a dozen years ago, so you see she is still in my heart. I suffer from migraines and now own yorkies that are less hyper and have better manners. Some yorkies are just wound tighter and they can't help barking.
I wish you the very best with your baby. :animal-pa

You could try a spray bark collar

i highly suggest you DO NOT use any form of electric shock collars on a yorkie. that's asking for a lifetime of health issues, mistrust, and more problem behaviors. plus a shock collar could KILL a yorkie, they are too small to be using them. a spray collar is a more effective tool but I still don't think they are neccesary at all. simply use a squirt bottle or shake a penny can at her or keep her more occupied when you study with a toy, treat or chewie. if she barks at you get up and walk away from her. turn your back to her completely. you have to ignore her attempts at attention with more than just not looking up but with body language too. moving away and turning your back shows that you will not give attention to barking at all. don't back down and don't give in to her.

hope that helps. and by all means do not hit her or hurt her in any way at all.

Agree with Rachel. Do not use any type of electric shock, spray collar. That is horrible treatment for any animal no matter the issues of the dog!

Whatever . . . . .
 

i've NEVER heard of an electric bark collar killing a dog, and her baby is 11 pounds - not 1.5 pounds!! The bark collar works well on some dogs, so you are entitled to your opinion, but it's much like the "Dr. Spock" way of raising kids. It depends mostly on how sensitive the dog is.
Best of luck, whatever you try!! :animal-pa

All I can say is that anyone who puts a shock collar on their pups should be required to wear one themselves.

I know it can be flustrating to say the lease. Dudley, for some reason, started barking in the middle of the nite last nite and would not stop. We never knew what set him off. He is my little barker. The rest don't bark that much and if they do they have a stopping point. When Dudley gets started he has no stopping point. So, I know how you feel. Sometimes, like today, he will bark at me and just wants to be held when I'm on the computar. I always hold him watching tv. Yessss, he is spoiled rotten. I know I haven't been any help here, but, I have threaten with the fly swatter before too. These little munckins will rule you if you let them. Good luck. Hope you can get it solved.

I know exactly how you feel. I just posted about my Bella being a Barker. I have tried almost everything except the shock collar. If I understand correctly the collars can be set to vibrate and sometimes that's all you may need. I am not a fan of the collars as well, but I know I am not a fan of the excessive barking. I was hoping someone can give me some information to try to train her to stop. She is very smart and knows the difference. There has to be some way to stop it.

Please do not use a shock collar on a yorkie. Here is a copy of a post on another thread where I worked out the joules for a shock collar that a poster was thinking of buying for his yorkie (e collar):

I worked in cardiology. We use electricity quite a bit in treatment. I went calculating Joules (which is a measurement of electricity). The most common tazer works on 0.3 Joules while this collar works on 0.11 Joules (calculated by using the 7v 16mA battery shown to go into the unit). Which translates into the e collar is emitting almost 40% of the energy used by a tazer to bring down a 200+ lb person on a 5 lb yorkie (which is 2.5% body mass of a person).

This is still a significant amount of Joule.

Now your yorkie would be 11.5 lb, but that still would be just over 5% body mass of a 200 lb man.

You might be interested in other suggestions on the thread and not even be considering a shock collar, but I saw someone advocating it on the thread so I thought you should be equipped w the scientific information of what kind of shock these collars emit. Just a side note, if the dog is sweaty, the conduction of electricity would most probably increase.

I would definitely try the suggestion of the "special treat" that she really only gets when you are studying or having down time.

Hello...I hope this helps you. It helped me with my Yorkie and Chihuahua.
Get a small squirt bottle filled with water (I got a dark blue one so it would stand out to them) Makesure it is NOT set to a hard stream but just to a spray mist so it won't hurt them. When my boys were acting up I would spray them once on the head it doesn't hurt them they just don't like it. I only had to use it a couple of times now all I have to do is reach for the bottle and they will both stop whatever they are doing wrong then they will give me "the look" like they are saying OK mom you win...lol...at least for now anyways...lol
Good Luck.

I have a Yorkie mix who will come and sit in front of me in the evenings. First he sort of whined, then sneezed, then eventually escalated into full on barking. At first I thought he was just playing or trying to get my attention, but I discovered that it was his way of telling me that he was hungry. I offer all of the dogs food twice a day, but he doesn't always eat in the morning. Once I finally figured out what he was telling me, we were both alot happier!

Have u tried long daily walks? Maybe keep his mind busy by working on paying attention to you and heeling while you're walking.

That's what I'd do. A tired dog is a good dog. :)

I second YankeeRose. I have a little spray bottle of water that I squirt Roxie with when she gets really crazy with the barking. It works like a charm. All I have to do now is reach for the bottle and she stops.

Ok... Im at my wits end.. But even there i WILL NOT use ANYTHING that can Cause harm to my little monster! I love her too much and her and her sisters have me wrap around their paws.. I just feel like a failure and I know I can find good advise here... Thx everyone for the recommendations.. Im putting some into practice. Keeps ur fingers and paws crossed!! ;)

You'll get it! No worries! She just wants all Momma's attention!

There will be a day when you look back and miss that need for attention.

I finished my school work early today and we (me n the girlz) r watching the Mav's game... Guess who's super quiet and mellow??... Mmmmmm smh.. She is so spoiled... I need to train her ASAP

I read Ian Dunbar's "Before and After Getting Your Puppy" before I brought my yorkie home. He is big on kong training. A kong for your size dog is under $10. I bought several for my pup. It took a while to teach her to use them. At first, you put the highest value treats in them and don't pack them tightly. Once they get the hang of them and figure out how to get the food out of them, you can pack them tighter and mix up the ingredients, just putting the highest value treat in the bottom, a little in the middle, and a little at the opening.

They are a dog owner's best friend, used correctly. If your dog eats kibble or mostly kibble, you can teach your dog to use the kong and they can eat ALL of their food from a kong - it keeps them busy and they don't have time to be bored.

Sounds like your pup is in charge, and that has to change - but won't without help. You'll need a trainer good with positive reinforcement to switch things around. Meanwhile, try introducing the kong. Both your dogs can enjoy them. They even make a small one in black (heavy chewer) now.

BTW, I bought a small dog shock collar for our poodle boy years ago. It has 9 settings and is supposedly "humane and safe". I put it on my wrist, put in on the lowest setting, and hit the button. It's still in my garage, collecting dust. I wouldn't do anything to my dogs that I wouldn't do to myself - and no dog in this house will ever wear one of those. I have a high pain threshold and that was awful on my WRIST. Cannot imagine it around your NECK. :(

That sounds great!!! :thumbup: I know you would never use a shock collar on your babies!! I don't know what is wrong with people that give that for advise!! As others had said, maybe a little extra exercise, playing or walking will do her some good!

I just moved into a house. Let me tell you the difference in a dog that has been exercised and played with than a dog that hasn't, When I lived in the apartments I would take Pnut on a walk about 3-4 times a week and during the evening he would still want to play, still want my attention. He would also get up in the middle of the night, and mess around! Now that we live in the house, when I get home from work I take him out in the backyard and we play, sit out there for about 20-30 mins. Then we will go out there again when DH gets home from work for about 20 more mins! When we get back in the house he is on chill mode! He just wants to lay on me and watch TV!! :D So like others had said A tired dog is a good dog! You also have it a little harder bc she is a puppy, so just try to give her MORE attention and exercise than you already do and things will get better!