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12-30-2012, 01:24 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: UK
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| How much noise does your Yorkie make? How much noise does your Yorkie make? J is a lively 11 week old and makes a rumbley approval noises when he is chasing his toys around but they are fairly low levelled and actually fairly sweet. He will sometimes finish off these chasing spurts with what I think is a bark of excitement however I do worry that our neighbours might not find them so sweet. He also cries at bed time but quitens down after 2 STOP WHINING from us. Which I think for such a young chap is fairly good. Today when we took him out to poop he wouldn't do so, so I sat him down on the sofa to put his harness on so we could take him for a walk around the garden but he went ballistic barking like a hell dog to be let down. How on earth do we deal with that? I really want to nip the barking in the bud now especially because we live in an apartment block who will ask you to move out at the 6 month review if your pet is causing a disturbance. |
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12-30-2012, 01:37 PM | #2 |
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| ZoE is the most "talkative" dog I've ever had. She makes noises when she's having fun playing with her toys, she makes lil snorting sounds when you cuddle her, and the comes & "talks" to me (different barks) to let me know if something is wrong aka her "alert bark" (the fridge door has been left open & is beeping, or the hose fell out of the swimming pool and flooding the yard, etc) or to let me know she went potty aka her "demanding bark"...I want my treat for pottying where I'm supposed to! She has so much character & personality! I think it's good to let them bark some, as they seem to feel like they are doing their duty, guarding their home, but too much barking can be a problem. I tell her good girl when she barks a couple of times if someone is walking by our house, or pulls in our driveway, etc, as she's alerting me. But if she keeps barking I firmly tell her "enough!" and she stops, & I pet her & tell her what a good girl she is. You just have to be extremely repetitive & consistent with the training, and they will get it with a little time.
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12-30-2012, 01:48 PM | #3 |
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| Morgan is very vocal/ he barks at me when he is hungry/he cries when he wants to go to bed |
12-30-2012, 01:54 PM | #4 |
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| I have a quiet yorkie. He grumbles and whines to get my attention, and will cry sometimes too but it's usually low and not very loud. But for the most part he is very quiet.
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12-30-2012, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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| Mine are quiet unless there is some one at the door or a stray cat in the yard then you get ear piercing barks that dont last a long time but are annoying. They also do it when we have been gone and come home untill we give them some attention. All dogs are going to bark its if they bark excessively without reason to that its a problem
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12-30-2012, 02:52 PM | #6 |
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| Oh My chachi will also bark if a cat needs to be let in too I forgot about that
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12-30-2012, 03:12 PM | #7 |
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| My Tink is my little supervisor. She'll bark if another wants down off the bed or in from outside, or if one is in trouble. She barks when I'm on the phone. She barks at the trash detail at 3 AM, 3 times a week (recycling and yard waste). I could handle a little less barking from her. She alerts the others then they all bark...
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12-30-2012, 03:15 PM | #8 |
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| First let me say Luma doesn't bark. She SCREAMS! Lol! Not randomly though, thank goodness. She never just barks for the heck of it. When we play with her she growls and makes the funniest noises, very aggressive sounding which is funny coming from such a sweetiepie. Sometimes when she is in a sassed up mood she'll talk to us, to tell us she wants something. She knows we're pushovers
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12-30-2012, 03:20 PM | #9 | |
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12-30-2012, 03:22 PM | #10 |
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| Troy is exceptionall quiet. He sleeps all day and isn't yappy at all. He will do a grumble if someone knocks at the door. The only time he gets LOUD is when we are coming home from an outing (He stays in a crate while we are away) and he is barking as if he is saying "Hurry Hurry, I gotta pee and Oh yeah I missed you too!"
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12-30-2012, 03:30 PM | #11 | |
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Once they understand what it is you want, you can build up on the amount of time between the "no bark" command and the reward. Sounds like you have another issue with fear/dislike of harness. I'd deal with that much the same way. Bring the harness out and when you find a distance he tolerates, say "good dog" and reward with a treat. Then build on that, moving it closer and closer and rewarding with each success. Eventually, you should be able to lay the harness over his back and reward with a treat. Lastly, you put it on and reward with a bunch of treats. Following up with a fun activity that he likes would be even better. If he likes going outside, the reward for tolerating the harness can be a trip outside. Or even fetching a ball or playing with a toy.
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12-30-2012, 03:31 PM | #12 |
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| Huey is a noisemaker. He barks if there is a car driving too slowly down the street or if someone is out in the neighbors yard. Our neighbor is a cat hoarder, so he is constantly alerting us to cats in the yard. He barks at squirrels on the deck. He barks and runs to the door when a doorbell rings on the TV. If he is being ignored (like at mealtimes), he will "talk" softly, getting louder until he is told to hush, then he starts again a few minutes later. We live in a detached single family home, so it is not a problem at home, and we have learned that on vacation, we just have to rent a house instead of a condo or hotel since he barks if left alone in a strange place. I didn't really want a "yappy" dog, but he always has a reason to bark and makes a good watchdog as he alerts us to anything going on in the neighborhood.
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12-30-2012, 06:00 PM | #13 |
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| Joel is a man of little words, lol but when he does make a noise it's for a good reason. He goes in front of me and growls really long if I've been ignoring him too much or barks to go potty. So far he only did one warning bark in his whole life for a construction truck that parked too long in front of our house haha. Other than that he can make ALOT of noise on command, I think thats why he's so quite because I taught him to make so many different sounds, the different noises I taught him are growling, crying, talking, sneezing and he now knows the difference between bark and woof, he actualy says woof, its so cute Last edited by ilovejoel; 12-30-2012 at 06:04 PM. |
12-30-2012, 10:34 PM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member | My guys bark frequently, but I encourage that. They have "jobs" sorta, keeping an eye on the property, and are praised generously when they alarm for a legitimate reason. My new pup Ichabod has just started participating in the vocalizations. He's not exactly sure what he's barking at now, but, he'll catch on soon.
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12-30-2012, 10:47 PM | #15 |
♡Huey's Human♡ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ringgold, Ga
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| Other than that he can make ALOT of noise on command, I think thats why he's so quite because I taught him to make so many different sounds, the different noises I taught him are growling, crying, talking, sneezing and he now knows the difference between bark and woof, he actualy says woof, its so cute[/QUOTE] What a smart boy! I bet its adorable.
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