Barking driving me crazy!
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Yeah sure, in my house I make the other dog do something even if it's just a sit for their treat. Just one more chance to practice. School is always in session around here lol
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great! that will work then!
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ha ha ha - ah come on now - he's perfect isn't he? He looks it! lol
Barking Lappo
HI, I read all the exchanges regarding barking by window etc. I wondered if you had any additional advice as my 9 month old toy, Lappo, is barking on the street the minute he sees any other dog. It is not aggressive, but a lot of noise, and then hiding. We live in the city, so doing 4 walks a day means many barks at a lot of quiet dogs who are also doing their thing. The problem is that Lappo is small at 2 kilos, , and larger dogs do not like his barking and run towards him, which causes to Lappo to hide behind me. All this happens while other dog owners tell me to "shut him up", not appreciated.
I try to get his attention away, but I would prefer helping him become quiet and un afraid. We have quite a few large dogs around the street, including German Sheperds and Great Danes, so I have to be careful Lappo doesn't get attacked when he barks at them, friendly bark or not. Often these dogs are not on leashes.
Thank You for any suggestions you have from experience.
HI, I read all the exchanges regarding barking by window etc. I wondered if you had any additional advice as my 9 month old toy, Lappo, is barking on the street the minute he sees any other dog. It is not aggressive, but a lot of noise, and then hiding. We live in the city, so doing 4 walks a day means many barks at a lot of quiet dogs who are also doing their thing. The problem is that Lappo is small at 2 kilos, , and larger dogs do not like his barking and run towards him, which causes to Lappo to hide behind me. All this happens while other dog owners tell me to "shut him up", not appreciated.
I try to get his attention away, but I would prefer helping him become quiet and un afraid. We have quite a few large dogs around the street, including German Sheperds and Great Danes, so I have to be careful Lappo doesn't get attacked when he barks at them, friendly bark or not. Often these dogs are not on leashes.
Thank You for any suggestions you have from experience.
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It might be worth starting a new thread, Hedieh, as this one is rather old. It sounds as if Lappo is demonstrating fear - "Go away!, Go away!" - in his barking. If you know any really kind, friendly, long suffering dogs whose owners will work with you, socialising him with them will help enormously - the key is to work at his pace, and never push him to the point where he is fearful enough to bark.
Meanwhile, I would try and keep him at a distance which does not trigger barking. The moment you see a dog - or he begins to tense and think of barking - turn and walk in the other direction. If there are a lot of dogs where you live, you may need to find a less populated area to walk him in for a while. Practice just hanging out at a distance from the other dogs in a park or cafe, claiming his attention and giving him treats - if he does not want them, he is too anxious, and you need to move further away. The aim is to combine gradually getting him used to remaining calm around other dogs, moving slowly closer as he gains confidence, with him associating other dogs being around with Good Stuff for Poodles, so that his reaction to seeing one is to look to you for a treat rather than to tense up and bark out of fear. Look up BAT (Behavioral Adaptive Therapy) for more detail on how to do this.
And whatever you do don't punish him for barking, however tempting that might be - it will just make him even more determined to keep them at a distance - "Go away! Go away! If you come any closer my Mum will be angry with me! Go AWAY!".
Meanwhile, I would try and keep him at a distance which does not trigger barking. The moment you see a dog - or he begins to tense and think of barking - turn and walk in the other direction. If there are a lot of dogs where you live, you may need to find a less populated area to walk him in for a while. Practice just hanging out at a distance from the other dogs in a park or cafe, claiming his attention and giving him treats - if he does not want them, he is too anxious, and you need to move further away. The aim is to combine gradually getting him used to remaining calm around other dogs, moving slowly closer as he gains confidence, with him associating other dogs being around with Good Stuff for Poodles, so that his reaction to seeing one is to look to you for a treat rather than to tense up and bark out of fear. Look up BAT (Behavioral Adaptive Therapy) for more detail on how to do this.
And whatever you do don't punish him for barking, however tempting that might be - it will just make him even more determined to keep them at a distance - "Go away! Go away! If you come any closer my Mum will be angry with me! Go AWAY!".
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I hate to tell you this but Ginger is still out of control with the barking - I think she is so fear oriented that she is always on "guard duty" - sometimes I cant even get her to play or come up and snuggle with me if she is intent on seeing who might go by., And I dont live upstairs anymore but she finds a way to look out the smaller windows! good luck!
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What about a device that will echo the bark directly to the dog? I read about it somewhere but I forget the name of the device. I wonder if it will work. I'm thinking of getting it IF my pups proof to be hard to train but I don't need it now. Just thought you might want to try and let me know how it goes.
Charlie and Edison only barks aimlessly when my husband is the one knocking on the door. Bark stops when all three boys (including DH) start the group hugs, etc. If a neighbor or someone else knocks on the door, they will bark but will stop as soon as I said enough plus a treat when they show calmness, otherwise, I'll put them both away asap on a 3-min time out in the back room. This is another reason why I keep their crate handy. I actually own three crates. One for each and a big canvass one for the time out purpose in the back room.
Charlie and Edison only barks aimlessly when my husband is the one knocking on the door. Bark stops when all three boys (including DH) start the group hugs, etc. If a neighbor or someone else knocks on the door, they will bark but will stop as soon as I said enough plus a treat when they show calmness, otherwise, I'll put them both away asap on a 3-min time out in the back room. This is another reason why I keep their crate handy. I actually own three crates. One for each and a big canvass one for the time out purpose in the back room.
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Here's one method. This whole website has quite a few good tips and articles.
ClickerSolutions Training Treasures -- Retraining Manic Alert Barking
Another method I recommend and is what I've basically used to quell my Chihuahuas yapping is in the book, Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson. It's a chapter devoted to bark training. I think this book is one of my favs and recommend it.
ClickerSolutions Training Treasures -- Retraining Manic Alert Barking
Another method I recommend and is what I've basically used to quell my Chihuahuas yapping is in the book, Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson. It's a chapter devoted to bark training. I think this book is one of my favs and recommend it.
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One if my toys does this. At anything! A feather, boots, an open cabinet, a picture on the wall. You name it. Nothing works for me either.
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One if my toys does this. At anything! A feather, boots, an open cabinet, a picture on the wall. You name it. Nothing works for me either
can you tell me what methods you've tried just so i have an idea? i've never faced a serious barking issue with my dogs (because of the dogs themselves, not because of me) and am following this issue because i have no idea what my next dog (and there will be one) will be like.
can you tell me what methods you've tried just so i have an idea? i've never faced a serious barking issue with my dogs (because of the dogs themselves, not because of me) and am following this issue because i have no idea what my next dog (and there will be one) will be like.
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Redirection, removing the object, removing HER from the room, going outside. Even when she stops loud barking, she still barks under her breath. It's crazy. My other toy is the exact opposite. She never barks at anything.
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thank you. that's discouraging!
seriously, though, hope there's a solution out there. what about using clicker training: you reward barking and not barking so that you can put them both on cue.21 - 36 of 36 Posts
