He had bad habits that my older (12 1/2 yrs) dog was starting to emulate, including messing in the house. The older guy actually yapped himself hoarse once.
One day shortly after that episode I had had enough of this nonsense, and rubbed both their noses in not only their own, but the other’s business, and tossed them outside into the front yard.
The INSTANT the little yaphound started his noise, I ran out the front door and soaked them both to the skin, for about 2 minutes, chasing them around the yard with the hose.
The yapping has stopped altogether, and the messes in the house are down to about one accident a week total.
It may not work for everyone, but it worked for my little guys.
Now if only my neighbour would shut his infernal Jack Russel Terrorists up! One of them literally SCREAMS when he gets excited. It's so loud it'll raise the hairs on the back of your neck, since it sounds like he's being murdered.
“Now if only my neighbour would shut his infernal Jack Russel Terrorists up!”
I don’t think I’d knowingly move into a neighborhood that had a JRT. I love dogs, but I see a JRT and think, “back away slowly and hide.” I’m cursed (or not) with being someone every dog loves. I’ll never own a Terrier. Neighbor’s terrier used to come to my house with his ball and expect me to throw it till my arm fell off. With a Shepherd, I just say, “Go patrol.” I think it’s encoded in their DNA.
I tried the water hose early on out of sheer fear for his life. I have a shock collar. I just have to commit to using it.