We seem to have a dog who thinks she has a right to demand attention. So she will just come into a room and yip. To me that’s a “must fix” but to Mrs. ArGee it’s OK until someone complains. And she’s insisting on this “dog whisperer” training approach which is getting there but is taking forever. I hope it eventually works.
I’ll admit it isn’t a long period of barking, but I would still have already stopped it using the “I’m alpha and you’re not so stop” training approach.
There was a post on my NextDoor feed today from someone asking about ways to get a rat terrier to stop barking. All the replies were about gentle, positive reinforcement ... including one that said, “That’s what we’re doing. It hasn’t worked yet, but we’ll keep trying.”
I assume none of them gives a *** about their neighbors.
Here’s a clue: if you don’t have a basement full of rats to kill, don’t get a rat terrier!
I’m with you on the Alpha-thing. But don’t get me started. Bad habits are easier to stop in the beginning than to break after any period of time.