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10-08-2011, 10:53 PM
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Re: Dog Barking!
Sammy, is yours a Samoyed? If so then you will have known when you bought her that Samoyeds are prone to be 'barky'?
 By 'shock collar' do you mean the type that sprays or the type that electrocutes? If it is the latter then I suggest you put it round your own neck and have someone zap you.  Then you will see why so many are against those. That's all I am saying on that score as discussion about them is really not allowed on PetForums any more. If you mean the spray type please do bear in mind that it only masks the behaviour (and normally for so long!) It does not 'cure' it as the dog will still bark when not wearing it - so it has learned nothing in effect. Ok, now let's look at yours and Botty110's dog problems 'holistically'. In other words, get to the root of the problem instead of just trying to control the symptom. Dog barks, gets attention, barks more! Owner gets het up, shouts at dog, dog assumes they are joining in and getting excited too so barks more! Owner tries to bribe dog into being quiet, gets the timing wrong and dog barks more! Barking is fun, it is exciting and it is something to do! It also gets the dog attention! What you are doing Sammy is halfway right but as you have found it does not always work! So, what you both need to do is to teach your dogs to bark on command! Yes, that's right! On command!  Clicker training can be used to do this or you can use simple 'reward for response'.  From now on, no more shouting, telling off or punishing. You will be rewarding good behaviour and totally ignoring the not so good.  I have actually only ever done this with the Reward For Response method so I shall detail it simply here.Titbits secreted in hand, dog nearby, say 'Speak' in a happy but steady tone of voice. Get dog a bit excited if you need to and if he so much as makes a murmur, REWARD! Do this a few more times but DO NOT reward if you have not said 'Speak' first! Then, using a calmer, clear tone say 'Be quiet'. If dog barks etc, ignore it and repeat the command if neccessary. (But don't start saying 'Be, quiet, be quiet, be quiet' etc. 'Be quiet' on it's own will do, only uttering it again if neccessary. AS SOON AS dog shuts up, REWARD! Repeat several more times then ask dog to 'Speak' again and reward for speaking. Remember if dog 'speaks' without the command, he gets nothing. (Do not say 'No!' - just ignore and carry on. Practice several times a day and then practice randomly too, especially when dog is being a nuisance with barking. Oh and I have 5 dogs. Imagine if mine all barked as much as they felt like! The above works so give it a go. Not for a couple of days either - commit yourselves to several weeks, even months of several 10 minute sessions daily and lots of nice rewards like tiny bits of ham, cheese, cooked liver, pepperami, whatever gets your dogs tastebuds screaming! Also remember that rewards can be toys, play, games, tummy tickles or whatever the dog really loves to do or play with! I have explained how I do it as best I can but there are also other things you can do. Educate yourselves with a book or two - Dog Training / Behaviour Books - Cross Keys Books If you start taking more interest in educating and amusing your dog you will find that you will develop a stronger bond. That normally results in a dog who is much more likely to do behaviour that pleases you rather than just do behaviour which pleases him! With yours Botty110, he is six years old and this habit will be quite ingrained if he has got away with it all his life. But you can still manage the behaviour better if you put some time and commitment into it. With proper dog training and behaviour modification there are no quick fixes, unlike the magic of TV. It takes time, effort and patience along with praise and rewards in the right places. Owners of excitable dogs invariably make them worse by shouting and getting irritated - the dogs just think they are joining in! Then the owners just want to paper over the cracks (quick fix) instead of changing their own behaviour and learning how to effectively retrain their dogs.  The fact that you have both come on here to ask for help shows that you want change so I hope the above all helps. 
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11-08-2011, 03:07 AM
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nuisance barking
http://tinyurl.com/3g6jrgm
the link is to a Search of PF-uk for the term "nuisance barking". nuisance means the dog barks too long, or at the wrong stimulus, or at the wrong time. anything over 5-mins is pushing the tolerance of listeners; barking at the next door neighbor for getting into the car to leave for work is excessive sensitivity, IMO. Barking WITHOUT a dam* good reason anytime after 10-pm during the work-week [M-F] is also excessive, & barking from 11-PM to 6-AM is especially rude. YES - teaching 'Speak' & then teaching 'Hush' help. whisper when U ask the dog to hush. Despite barking, dogs can hear U. Yelling or even raising Ur voice are counter-productive - louder volume from U encourages the dog to be louder.
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11-08-2011, 06:27 AM
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Re: Dog Barking!
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In regards to the shock collar, no, I wasn’t serious; it was attention seeking. And, it worked!!  Quote:
I am mean, I know.  I do know that Samoyeds are barkers and I don’t mind it AT ALL! It is just the excitement barking which I want to control. Sometimes it can go on for longer than 5 minutes. It is more that others in the park get annoyed rather than me. So again, thanks! And leashedForLife, you are a star anyway! Botty110, lets go and do it!
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