Just moved to condo - NEED HELP!!! Oh my word - I really need some advice and help from you all. We have 2 Yorkies (almost 5 years old). We just bought a condo in Florida to split our time between IL. The drive down wasn't too bad - the hotels were a little nerve wracking, but we are having a huge problem down here. The condo building has 12 units - each unit has the elevator opening into its unit. Our dogs are very sensitive to the elevator ding as it goes up and down past our unit. My husband was with the dogs for 2 hours this afternoon, and once they left our bedroom and heard the elevator they barked for an hour straight. I got a call from the manager when I was at the grocery store about it. There was no consoling them until I got home. Do you have any ideas or suggestions? I don't want my husband banished to the bedroom while I am gone, but I don't want them to disrupt the neighbors either. Any help is SO APPRECIATED!!! |
I'd get them some freshly boiled, warm chicken, put two or three pieces in each and every time the elevator dings, I would ask them to "Get the Kong" and toss one each out in front of them so that they are distracted by the toy with the wonderful smelling treats in it and it should sufficiently interest and distract them to the fun new game of getting the treat out of the Kong. Oh, phone call, back later. |
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Once they have associated the dings of the elevator with playtime and treats and stopped barking every time - they should begin to stop barking and look to you for the next game each time the elevator dings and perhaps in time you could try tossing a ball or other toy when the elevator dings and bait the dogs to go after it for a praise and treat reward. In time, perhaps just tossing a treat will be all that it takes to distract them away from barking. Every ding that doesn't cause a bark should buy them a quick treat and praise so that they ding becomes a signal that the ding means a game and treat. Before too much time passes, they will come to adjust to this regular sound as part of their routine day and ignore it. I would also teach them to Bark on command and then go Quiet on command and use the "Quiet" command in between Kong/treat training. Always treat and praise lavishly when the dog does quieten on command - never skip either. It's a very, very big thing for a dog to stop his barking on command so they deserve their praise and "paycheck" in the form of their treat. If you want tips for how to train those two commands, let me know and I will post them. |
Hi, I recently moved in Apartment with my two babies and had same problem first when she comes to my place (one is staying with me bi-weekly (with my ex) and my unit is right by elevator so she always burke every time when the ding sound of elevator over our door for the fist day.... then next day she is just fine :) maybe give a some time... they eventually get used to it? My other puppy is with me all the time and i got her when I already in the unit so she used to it and never burke for that sounds. |
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I would be very interested in the tips to train to bark and quiet on command. I have to be very careful with treats because we almost lost my one Yorkie to pancreatitis. I feed them Nature's Variety Raw Bites, and could use one of the bites as a treat...any help is appreciated!!! |
My Tibbe has MVD and can't have any regular treats or chicken or anything so I just used his hepatic food mixed with his kibble soaked and baked or cooked in a microwave to make his treats. He'll do anything for them! Here is the Bark/Quiet tips for teaching a dog how to learn to quieten itself that I've copied from an older post about a male dog which starts out about basic obedience training but goes on to the Bark/Quiet training: The best thing is to start him on basic obedience. Over a little time he will learn to obey your requests and accustom himself to doing what you say. BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS IN THE WORLD TO PREVENT PROBLEM BEHAVIOR DOWN THE ROAD. You can then, once he's learned a few of the basics like sit, lie down, stay, etc., also teach him to bark by giving him a treat and saying "Bark" as he is barking and making a talking sign with your hand - you know how you do when you are saying someone is talkative and you flap your fingers and thumb together and open to replicate a mouth talking? This will teach him to bark on command. Keep on working with him over and over for about 3 minute sessions a few times each day while he's so young, longer as he ages. Never go over 5 minutes per session for most dogs - they bore easily unless you are really good at keeping them engaged. Before long, he will quieten and wait for you to say "Bark" and make the bark sign with your hand and then wait for him to bark. Praise and treat him when he does. Keep it up until he is barking several times in a row on command. Work with him for a good 2 or 3 weeks or longer on this. He'll love it and you'll be practically crazy but hang on - there is a point to this. Next step is teach "Quiet" and one time after he's been given a bark command and hand signal, has barked and quieted, now say "Quiet" the very moment he stops barking, make a slash sign across your throat with your hand and treat instantly while he's quiet. Have him bark again on command and then when he stops barking and is quiet, say "Quiet" again at the same time you make the slash hand signal and treat instantly. Keep on going back and forth and before long he will associate barking and quietening with the appropriate commands and hand gestures. Then, any time he starts barking wildly, you can say "Quiet", make the hand slash signal and he will quieten, ready for his praise and treat. Always do both each and every time for the rest of his life. It's a big lesson to learn for a dog and should always be rewarded every single time he goes quiet any time he does it no matter how old he gets. |
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