excitment barking and barking, barking, high pitched barking
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Ryleigh does it too. Really annoying when you have a headache. We even tried a "no bark" thing that is suppose to sound a high pitch only heard by dogs noise when she barks. Doesnt work. I have no suggetions on what to do, just wanted to let you know your not alone on it.  |
| Meh, Lily does it too. Especially when she is herding the other dogs or is really excited to see/play with me. She did it today when I had her at work with me. Probably not the most appropriate place for her to voice her opinon but whatever. No suggestions, sorry .My answer is its probably just a sheepie thing but good luck. |
| Tiggy does it too. She's also an dominant, alpha, bossy boots. Always when she's really excited. She was terrible when I got home from work she would stand at the baby gate and bark and bark. Not fun after a long day at work. It took about 1 year of perservering with me shutting the door in her face, I would refuse to look at her or speak to her then opening it and a quick squirt of water from a syringe (no needle attached). A spray bottle did nothing she would just bark at it.  But she didn't like the syringe of water in the face.Then as soon as she was quiet I would lavish calm attention and praise on her. Now she runs to get a toy and holds it in her mouth so she can't bark. She still barks at visitors though. At sheep herding she spent the first day barking at the other dogs when it was their turn. Every time she barked I told her quiet or you'll go in the car. She knows "in the car" if she barked again, straight in the car for 5 or 10 mins. It was well away from the sheep. I did that all darn day. Back and forward to the car. I thought it wasn't working but didn't think it was fair on the other dogs to listen to her bark all the time. A few weeks later we went back and not a bark out of Madam. It seems she just needed some time to process the info. She still barks at the cat and my dalmatian when they run and she still barks when I get her lead out to go for a walk. I think I could stop the lead barking if I was prepared to get the lead out a lot and put it away when she barked but I haven't got the energy or the heart to do it. It seems so mean. Any way the upshot of that long winded waffle is. I think you can stop some of the barking if you're prepared to be totally consistent in removing her from the exciting thing EVERY time she barks. It may well take a looong time. So you have to decide if you're prepared to do it every time for a long time. I was utterly sick of walking back and forward to the car at sheep herding but it paid off. Also I was lucky that I did that the FIRST time we went so she hadn't developed a habit yet. There will be some situations that you may not be ablel to control and they will be tricky. Let me know if you have any success or find out another way to deal with the barking. |
| That's exactly the right thing to do....you have to 100% committed 100% of the time. Anything less than that will not work. Good thing I'm 100% stubborn German.....  |
| exactly, mim and dawn are correct. easier of course w/a new problem vs an older habit. dawn clearly has an edge w/100% stubborn, although i'd prefer too stay on mim's good side also.  |
| I agree with Mim. Bella did the whole barking at agility when the others were going since she really wanted to do a run. They have crates at class and if she doesn't quiet down after I ask once or twice I tell her "you will have to go in the crate if you can't be quiet" well a few times in the crate and she got the drill. she is now quiet and waits her turn but on the occasion where she becomes impatient and starts to bark, I ask once and then it is off to the crate. It really does work if you can stick to your guns. |
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