Please Give Me Some Tips On Our Barking Dog!!!!!!

Me | July 8, 2005 | LadyS

[cyborg]

It must be a little dog thing. My poodle does the same. Dachs were bred to be hunting dogs so maybe that's why.

[Tax-chick]

No idea (we have a cat) but good luck.

Hair-of, do you have the dog ping list?

[null and void]

You need a muzzle brake...

[cyborg]

http://warreneckstein.com/

[Cecily]

How about ear plugs? (Just kidding).

My mother has a very barky dog (miniature pinscher) who never responded to training either. The only thing that works is one of those collars which zaps the dog when she starts barking. The dog hates it, and now if she won't stop barking for some reason, my mother only has to show her the collar and threaten to put it on to get Miss Yappy to be quiet.

[KC_for_Freedom]

I thought this would be impossible but I saw a TV show where they tackled a barker. They would use noise or some stimulus to trigger the bark, the dog would be set off but eventually would stop. They rewarded the dog when he stopped barking and eventually he could be exposed to the stimulus and would not bark. Of course this got a reward. It took lots of reward treats to get to this point. But you should give it a try.

Now, what did the trainer do?

[deport]

Bark Collar

[null and void]

OSHA ~ Nice clean muzzle!

Tennessee_Bob ~ I'm trying to machine a brake for it - sometimes, it goes off, and just won't stop...

Youse guys are needed on this thread...

[LadyShallott]

The tips we got through training were expose him to the noise when it happened, expose him to noises in general when he started to bark. Same concept I suppose. It never did anything but make our dog foam at the mouth to get to the trash truck. LOL. Thanks for the advice. Maybe we will try something else in terms of stimulus and see what happens after that.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Put it out of it's misery./jk Say hi to chance for us and tell him we'd like to see him back...

[LadyShallott]

We are thinking about the bark collar as well. I am just about at my wits end. :) Thanks you for the advice!

[LadyShallott]

Thank you!

[LadyShallott]

I will certainly do that! I would like to see him back as well. :)

[ChefKeith]

2 words- DUCT TAPE!

[b4its2late]

When it's everyday type noises, where you don't want him to bark, squirting a water spray bottle on stream works wonders. He should stop right then. May start again, so another squirt is in order....

Now, you don't want to discourage him if someone is at the door or breaking in, so you must use it sparingly. Try it, and I think you'll find he'll get the message.... Just a suggestion and hope it doesn't turn him into a "Natural Born Killer"... LOL.

Good luck.

[unbalanced but fair]

If the barking habit has gone on for quite a while, an anti-bark collar is the best answer. Oh, and barking is one of the hardest habits to break. Good luck.

[truthkeeper]

You wouldn't like any of my ideas. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, that sets my teeth on edge like incessant dog barking. And I'm a former dog breeder (Springer Spaniels.)

Think of your neighbors.

[MotleyGirl70]

Bump

[conservativebabe]

How about a shot of whiskey?!

Just kidding. Maybe the dog just needs time to adjust. Have you been there long? I would consult your vet and ask them for suggestions. There must be something you can do in the way of training that they know of.