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Yorkies sure can talk Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop a yorkie from barking? Zoe just won't shut up. He barks for attention, he barks when he plays, he just barks all the time. I tried holding his snout and that did not work. I hate to say this but I'm about to resort to lightly smacking his snout. **side note: he is soooooo cute I can't stand it! Don't you ever want to just eat them up? I can't stop kissing and huggin Zoe despite his yakker!! |
You know you can't play when they bark for play, etc. Make him stop barking only. Then play. Some people use pennies in a can. I have used spray bottles of water for training (or reverse training - after we have allowed bad behavior to begin). I also use the sound 'sshhhht!' I learned it on 'The Dog Whisperer', that is a great show Cesar Milan is a dog behaviorist. It is nice and quiet, and they seem to pick up on it amazingly fast. |
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It is at the point now that I just have to say "No Barking" and she stops, except for if the garage door is opening, there is a cat outside, or if we are in the car. We are still working on that! Good luck to you!!! |
Here's what worked for Rowdy. He started barking at us at about 3-4 months old when he wanted us to play with him or wanted us to do something for him, or just wanted our attention. I really didn't know what to do so I thought that I would do what his (canine) mom might do if he misbehaved. He was wearing his harness and when he stated the barking at me - I picked him up by the back of his harness and shook him (gently) like his canine mom might do (pick him up by the scruff of the neck or nip him). It startled him so much. He ran to my husband and looked back at me like, "she is crazy!!!" :eek: We only had to do the correction 2 more times and he completely stopped the barking at us to get our attention. I didn't correct him for barking at noises outside and he didn't/doesn't bark when he is playing. Now he barks at the black lab next door and I can't seem to stop it - except when I go outside or look outside, he stops and comes back in the house. I wish I could stop him from starting the barking at the lab - but he only barks when the lab barks, so I guess it could be worse. |
I use a spray bottle w/ water in it and when Kloey misbehaves, I spray her in the face as I say NO in a stern voice, this has really helped, she don't even beg at the dinner table anymore. And now she knows and understands the word NO! |
Thanks Thank you for all your helpful advice. I tried the water spray but Zoe seems to like it. I can't do the harness thing because he hardly has it on. I will try the coins in a can. I hope this works. Thanks |
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I've never had a barker so I don't know if it works, but it's worth a try. |
My yorkie seems to bark ALL the time as well, he is 4 months now and he seems to bark for attention or when he is playing or when he wants something , I am trying to teach him that when i say "NO " in a firm mannor that he stops .. he is doing better and seems to stop when i say "No" ... hope this helps, keep me updated :) Thanks. Aubrey |
I definitely have a "no barking" Yorkie. How did I get so lucky. He very rarely barks. Occasionally at something outside - or another dog barking on TV. It was funny the other evening because I was sitting with my quiet little Yorkie watching the Dog Whisperer, and he barked more during that program then he has ever barked in his life. It was because there were a lot of dogs barking on the program. He definitely knew that that was a program about dogs. Carol Jean |
Mine bark when someones at the door. They bark looking out the windows watching the cats. and they bark at dogs on TV lol. |
My girl loves to bark! Mainly at the cats,but also whenever anyone comes to the door,which I have no problem with. I will try the ideas suggested for the cat barking! |
Pippa loves to bark too :rolleyes: Water spray works :D |
Delilah now barks all the time when she goes out at night. She seems frantic. I think she is afraid of the dark. I don't know what to do either. I am going to the can thing. Thanks |
Coco loves to bark. She didn't at first, but she must have figured out she could do it, and it is mostly an attention thing. I will be trying some of your suggestions. |
correct me if i am wrong but isnt it the trait of a Yorkie to be a barker???? |
My yorkie barks too. I am not sure how I taught her to stop when I say "enough" but she stops when I give her that command. :aimeeyork I am sorry I'm not much help. It probably helped that she went to obendience classes too. :animal-pa |
Edgar doesn't really bark a whole lot. He will bark at the normal things, knocking (not just on the front door), being startled, and the dog that lives behind us. Then he has a half bark, usually when we are on a walk and he sees other dogs in windows, kindof like he's trying to be tough--swearing under his breath or something. i usually either ask him "what is it?" in case i missed the knock on the door, or tell him, "that'S ENOugH!" which is what my mother used to say.... And then there is the thing i tOLd my husband not to do! Don't let him bark to get you to play....but NOoooo! so when edgar wants to play with my husband he picks up a toy and barks once. but if he is ignored, he brings the toy to wherever eric went and barks once. So Funny. For me he just brings the toy. and omg when he shakes his "sock" around and it smacks him and he growls at it! that's the funniest thing in the world! |
knock on wood...Punkin doesn't bark too much. She'll bark to go out (sometimes -still working on bell training), when the door bell rings or if something scares her. Some days she doesn't bark at all. |
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I have 5 yorkies and 1 maltese and I am happy to say they are not barkers. They bark when dad comes home or if there is someone lurking outside our house.....or the mailman..... but they really don't bark much. I have a boy....LungLung who I've never heard bark! He acts like a cat. I don't know how I got so lucky! |
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I had a problem with Gus barking and he still get a bit crazy when someone comes to the door. I either clap my hands and tell him to stop or yell out his name and this will usually make him stop. When he was a pup, I thought I would get the spray bottle a try. But the darn bottle was set at a stream and I got him right in the eye. Poor little guy. He was so scared of it after that. I never did it again. |
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Barking - Yorkies do share this trait with most other small breeds. I think it's nature's way of giving them some way to protect themselves - since they are so small and can't do much else. You know how tough most "little dogs" appear to be. And, I'm sure occasionally it works when they confront something that is larger than they are. And don't we know - that some dogs just bark more than others do. It's part of their personality and temperment. And, no doubt, environment has a lot to do with how much any dog barks. I live alone and am a calm, easygoing person... and my dog doesn't bark much at all. But I'm sure you could put him in a busier household with children running in and out and laughing and playing and a lot going on - and he'd bark a lot more than he does now. He'd just want to be part of the family. Carol Jean |
I have started to use the pennies in the can tecnique with Charley as he has started to bark at everything.It is working really well and last night I only had to rattle it very gently and he stopped. I personally wouldn't want to use the pinch the ear method as I would never want to cause fear as this can lead to aggression. Sharon,Charley & Melody xxx |
Chloe has started to become a big barker and she is only 3 months old. It is mostly for attention. But, she does not just bark, she screams. That dog has a terrible temper. Because sometimes we are busy eating or doing stuff around the house. And she wants our constant attention. Usually if we ignore it, she will stop. The yorkie I had before her, Lacey, was a big barker. I used to send her to her room when it got out of control. She would go hysterical with barking if a dog or cat was outside near our yard. I would scream, Lacey, go to your room! (Which was the laundry room) And she knew what it meant too. She knew she was doing wrong because she would punish herself and go in the laundry room. And I would shut the door. She would cry for a few minutes to get out. And then she would stop and be quiet. I would always feel sorry for her afterwards and the punishment never went beyond 10 minutes. Then, she would give me so many kisses like she has been locked up for an hour. |
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A) smacking his snout won't work. I've known people to do that to all sorts of dogs and that just makes the dog whine, yelp, or bark from the smacking. b) Holding the snout doens't work. I try that on Mattie when we are in bed at night cuddling, hubby comes upstairs and opens the door, and Mattie goes crazy. I grab hold of him and try to gently hold his mouth closed but it doesn't work at all. 3) Mattie barks at everything too. You blink wrong and he'll bark. He barks all the time, except when he is at the back door and has to go to the bathroom!! this is part of owning a Yorkie. Having the patience to deal with the barking. This is what they do. It's the best thing they are good at, outside of giving us loads of joy and love. sorry to disappoint ya ... hehehehe :) |
My Daisy barks when the doorbell rings, when a car pulls into the driveway, at other dogs and especially when she chases our 20 pound cat (she is 3 1/2 pounds). Otherwise, when she wants to play or wants your attention, she "talks" to you- she has different low moans that she uses that vary in sound, length and volume depending upon what she wants. It is the cutest thing. I swear she sounds like she's trying to actually say words. |
Buckeye barks at everything out side. sitting in his window. I have resorted to putting blinds up there. my husband keeps threatening to get one of those bark collars. I do a firm no on that one. when someone comes he will throw a fit. barking the whole time. schwans man mostlly. so what I do is to have the can with the pennies in it. shake it one time really hard and say no firmly at the same time and he usually will calm down. don't ring it like a bell but hard firm shake once. actually some times all i have to do is say "you want the can?". or just reaching for it. LOL Ahia is not a barker unless she sees a lizzard or something. without Buckeye to teach her she probably would not bark at all. Tressie is a barker about everything. when she wants something, something out side, sees her image in the night window, etc. Archie is a follower. He will whine when he wants something. bark when he is excited if the others will bark first. |
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