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Excessive barking...help!! So Lola is my 6 month old yorkie.She has the luxury of going to work with me every day vs. Staying in a crate all day, as I work in a therapy gym and her goal,is to be a therapy dog.Recently her barking at work has become excessive, startling patients, and become a neusence.She will be sitting there calming and for no reason just bark up a storm, if I don't get this under control..and soon I won't be able to continue to take her to work..I don't want her in a crate all day:( any guidance would be greatly appreciated!! |
Find something that will get her attention, a clap of your hands, pennines in a can, spray bottle... whatever works. As soon as you have her attention, give her a command. In this situation, I would use "no." It's a magical word that once learned, can be used in a multitude of situations. After the no, redirect your pup to an acceptable task, like chewing a toy. Also, spend time training her at home everynjght. My favorite time to train with a new pup, mealtime! They're eager, and it's a great time to practice |
She needs to get out and about and burn off some of that puppy energy; it's asking a lot of her to be crated all day. Plus, she is a puppy and sounds like she's looking for attention, maybe getting bored, and there's stuff going on she's interested in and/or doesn't understand. I'm no authority on dog behavior, but personally, I think she needs more time out of the crate--with you and/or interacting with the patients! |
I would try the Bark Genie...get on Amazon. :) |
This happened to me too! Scottie was the most perfect angel from when I got him to about 7 months. Then he discovered his voice and wouldn't stop barking! It was totally out of control. Here's a YT post, which I found super helpful, that teaches a training technique of letting them bark 3 times as a warning, giving the "that's enough" command, and then "quiet" command: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...h-barking.html It's not that easy to train, but for me it was necessary to pursue. Eventually after a LOT of barking headaches, using a water bottle to spray him when he was barking, and giving him a treat each time he stopped, Scottie eventually learned it around 1 years old. Though, I'm not 100% sure if it was the training efforts or because he became older or a combination of the two. There are several training techniques of giving the command for "speak" and "quiet" too. Basically you need to teach them how to bark on command in order to be quiet on demand. I tried teaching "speak" but wasn't quite as successful. Others have also recommended a product called "stop that", which I never tried. It's some kind of citrus spray. |
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