Excessive barking!! My female has starting barking excessively whenever I let her out into the back yard. (she will be 2 in just a couple of months) We have 6ft. privacy fence that encloses our yard so I don't have to worry about her getting hurt or loose. But recently (like in the past 4 months or so) she is making it a real nasty habit of just going nuts everytime she goes out. Both neighbors on each side of me have dogs and have had the same dogs since before I got Macie- it's not like they are new to her! When she goes out she attacks the fence jumping and barking. Now that it is getting nice outside, everyone (neighbors and us) are spending more time outside but she is making such a nusiance of herself that this weekend she had to spend more time inside while we were all outside because she would not behave. I know dogs bark, but I don't want her annoying my neighbors with her CONSTANT barking. I could put her on a leash in the back yard, but I don't wanted to keep her chained up while outside, that is the reason we had the back yard enclosed... does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get her to stop?? |
My dogs do that too when I visit my parents. They go balistci when they see my parents neighbor's dog. And when one dog bark all the dogs barks! However, I gotten very lazy about correction through training because when I'm there I want to spend time with my parents and not training my dogs. So I bought a spray collar. It's a very easy solution(it's like an automatic spray bottle), not as aggressive as a shock collar(I would never would put a shock on my dogs) and does the job without me saying a single word or requiring me to be there to correct them. |
Sounds interesting. Does it spray citronella? Where do you get them and do they have them small enough for a little yorkie? |
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You an buy them at a petstore on online. There are several brands. I would double check to make sure it is light enough for small dogs to carry. |
I have heard of these spray collars, but I haven't know anyone who has used one. I, like you, would never put a shock collar on my dog- but this might seem like a possible solution. I have a couple of questions I would like to ask you, since you are familar with them... do you think I would have to use this collar everytime or would a dog get the idea after a few times and quit this annoying habit? Is the collar expensive? Does the spray "take their breath" away? Macie is very sensitive to some smells (like hairspray or other aerolsol sprays) -sends her trotting off in the other room hacking... |
The collar range from $70-$120. My training school rents them out because the dogs usually stop barking after a couple of time and then it is rarely needed again. It can cause discomfort to people or animal allergies to citronella, but citronella is considered nontoxic and the collar a fine mist that of it. However, it doesn't work for every dog. I know of one dog that is very sensitive to the noise, smell, and the seeing the mist when he bark that the owner decide just to stick with the old fashion water bottle. That is another thing you can try. It is cheap and a lot of the time it is all you need to have on hand to stop your dog from barking. |
Re: Excessive barking I have heard of the water bottle method, but the problem I have with that is SHE KNOWS I don't want her carrying on like that- so she will run outside and have herself a "good ole time". Then as I cross the yard to pick her up she stops barking when I get within a few yards of her. I tell her she is a bad girl and promptly take her back in the house- but what else do I do? She has stopped barking by the time I reach her so I don't know if I should spray her at that time. Any suggestions? |
I tried the water bottle idea and Buster just likes the water spraying on him. The odd thing is that he hates having a bath but likes to be sprayed with the water bottle!! VERY STRANGE DOG!!! |
You really can't correct a dog when she is far away. And there is no point of correcting a her when you get to her because she has stopped and wouldn't understand what she is being corrected for. You can try taking her out of a 6 foot leash. That way she will not be far from you when you need to correct her. |
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My dog barks at every noise she hears now. She hasn't done this before..i tell her to stop and give her a firm "NO BARK, BAD GIRL" and sometimes roll up a peice of newspaper and pat her bottom..and she'll put her ears back and know what I mean. But then 2 seconds later she'll keep barking. It's like "c'mon didn't i just punish you???" UGH..so frustrating! |
Sorry to tell you this but i think yorkies are little gard dogs. chester has the same issue. he will bark at any noise he hears. He just want you to know there is a problem out there. come an investigate it. The problem with this is he does ot stop when you ask him to. UGH!! If we could only get him to stop. I was also thinking about that coller. Will he get the message that barking is not a good idea. Or will we have to use it all the time. |
I have the same problem. I just did a search and there is a sonic device that isn't worn on the dog. It works up to 25 feet away and emits a high pitched sound that humans can't hear and dogs hate. It's only 29.00 and I'm going to try that. Otherwise my house will smell like citronella all day. |
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I was just speaking to a breader about this sonic device and I was told that it does not work at all (she and some of her clients jsut tried it, with no results). In fact I have come accross some posts on this website that suggest the same. Unfortunately, although it is realatively cheap and low maintenance, it also does not work at all. Save yourself the 30 dollars and istead try the spray bottle and be concistent. Good luck! |
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