My 4 month dog is barking all night and won't walk on leash!
 I'm not quite sure what to do. I have a 41/2 month old male OES named Cooper. He started out living in the house and for the most part still does. He has a few accidents here & there with the housing training, but for the most part is pretty good. However, the barking is a BIG problem. I have to put him in our utlity room at night because he wakes up our kids and When he is loose in the house he barks at everything and I cannot get him to walk on a lease. Any Suggestions?  |
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| get a crate for the wandering at night. gives him a place of his own and gives you a little piece of mind that he will not get into any trouble.
put a collar and leash on him for small amounts of time during the day. let him just walk around with the leash behind him. let him get used to the feel. before you know you will be going to the corner and back with no problems. |
| He doesn't bark at night. He barks ALL THE TIME! At everything. Nothing is off limits! |
| Have you started him in puppy obedience training yet? It sounds like he could use some structure and socialization. There's no easy solution for all the time barking but a trainer could help you with some of it. |
| Haven't found one yet. Evidentally they are rare in this area, as are Old English Sheepdogs. He has a playmate, we have a Golden Retriever and 2 small kids that he just loves and is very good with him. Do you think getting him fixed will help? |
| Getting him fixed will make a lot of things easier in the longrun. If you aren't breeding, I'd always suggest neutering. It takes a lot of possible issues or worries away that might come up later in life.
Some dogs just love to bark too! None of my 3 are barkers so I don't have any firsthand advice. Maybe someone with a barker will chime in. |
| what do you do when he barks? |
| We tried some of the suggestions I read in puppy training books. These are:
1. Slap the wall or counter close to where he is barking but don't let him see you. He may be startled and think his barking caused the loud noise. You may need to do this several times in a row to get him to stop barking. 2. Fill an aluminum soda can with about 15 pennies; duck tape the top. Shake the can when he barks. The purpose is the same as in #1 above. Hope this might help! |
| i watch an intresting program on the tv the other night about training dogs that people thought were untrainable, the trainer suggested throwing water on the dog when ever the dog bark at another dog, i know you said your dog barks all the time but maybe this might help, anything is worth a try.
good look Angie, and Digby |
| I wouldn't suggest throwing water or using a spray bottle unless you want the dog to fear water or spray bottles later. |
| My Daisy is a barker, not all the time, but she will bark at a leaf falling from a tree The only thing that works with her is some type of distraction and a firm no bark. Some dogs bark because they're bored and that gets them attention |
| wHEN COOPER IS OLDER (6 MONTHS) YOU CAN TRY A CITRONELLA BARK COLLAR. ALSO AT 6MONTHS YOU CAN USE THE NO BARK COLLARS BUT THEY GIVE A SMALL ZAP TO THE DOG AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE REALLY SAFE. aLSO THERE IS A SEPREATE DEVICE YOU CAN PUT IN THE ROOM THAT IS SOLD. I SAW ONE A PET SMART FO 30 DOLLARS AND IT GIVES A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN THE DOG BARKS. I HAVE NOT TRIED THESE THINGS THOUGH. OLIVE FINALLY AFTER A FEW WEEKS IN DOG OBEDIANCE CLASSES SHE CALMED DOWN A BIT WITH THE BARKING. I HAD ASKED MY VET BECAUSE SHE WAS BARKING ALL NIGHT AND DRIVING ME CRAZY. THE VET SAID THE CITRONELLA (I AM SPELLING THAT WRONG) THING WORKED AND WAS SAFE ALSO THE SEPORA DEVICE WAS OK, BUT MAY GO OFF AT OTHER NOISES AND COULD CAUSE THE DOG TO DEVELOP FEAR OF OTHER THINGS. JUST A THOUGHT |
| Dogs bark because that is how they communicate. It is up to you to find out why he is barking, and then take it from there. Shocking or scaring or spraying will not cause the problem to go away. In fact it may cause more problems.
For example, if the dog barks at a child outside on a skateboard, and gets a spray, or shock, or something thrown at him, he may well associate it with the child. And then you have a dog that doesn't like kids or skateboards, or whatever. You need to train your dog to be quiet when you ask him to, but rewarding him for being quiet. You cannot stop him from barking forever, and he has no idea when to bark and when not to. It sounds like he is either demand barking or stressed, if he is barking non-stop. By isolating him he will become more stressed, and if he gets punihsed when he is stressed, that is even more stressful. |
 I think that I have figured it out. He is barking for attention! (Or that he don't like my husband!)We start loving on him the minute we get home (like we always have)and if you take your hand off of him, he will start in again! So I cook supper on one foot the other is rubbing his back!  I know that sounds silly but it is working. And we think that he is just plan bored since we both work and the kids are at daycare. So, when I couldn't find an obedience school and there really isn't a puppy playground or anything, we have decided to get him a playmate! Which is what we have wanted to do for a while. So we'll see how that goes! |
| I hope this doesn't come off as too harsh, but I really think that you ought to reconsider the choice of bringing another puppy into your home. From what you've said, you are having behavior problems with the single puppy that you now. To keep him from barking, you are giving him constant stimulation and attention, which is exactly what the pup wants. You should try to train your dog rather than give in each time. When he gets older, you're going to have a very spoiled dog on your hands that is very hard to control. How do you know a second dog won't imitate this puppy and act the same way? Then you'll have two barking dogs that you'll have to deal with. Please consider training the pup you have before bringing another pup in. It will result in a much better environment for your family and the puppies. JMO. |
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