Hi,
I have a fouryear old flat. He behaves very nicely in the apartment
and never barks there. When we go to our country house, where he can
run around free in the garden, which is fenced, he barks almost
constantly. It seems that he is begging for our attention wanting him
to play with him all the time. We can never do any work in the garden
without him interfering wanting our attention. He also barks at
everybody passing by on the road. If we look him inside the house he
just continues barking for hours. We understand that we should not
obey him by playing with him all the time but it is so frustrating
hearing him bark while all other dogs are behaving nicely.
So what is the best way to teach not to bark in the countryside? He
never does it in town!
Gunilla

In article ,
(Gunilla Fagerholm) wrote:


So what is the best way to teach not to bark in the countryside? He
never does it in town!

How much exercise does he get? Not by running around barking, but
focused exercise (fetch work, obedience training, etc)?

As you know Flatcoats are not couch potatoes, at least not until they've
been well exercised. He may also be associating your outdoor activity
with fun outdoor activities he doesn't get while living in the city.
Work on his general obedience and give him a job when you're in the
country and I think you'll see a big change.

A wonderful breed, but one that needs something to DO before they can
nap.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On Apr 1, 1:48 am, (Gunilla
Fagerholm) wrote:
Hi,
I have a fouryear old flat. He behaves very nicely in the apartment
and never barks there. When we go to our country house, where he can
run around free in the garden, which is fenced, he barks almost
constantly. It seems that he is begging for our attention wanting him
to play with him all the time. We can never do any work in the garden
without him interfering wanting our attention. He also barks at
everybody passing by on the road. If we look him inside the house he
just continues barking for hours. We understand that we should not
obey him by playing with him all the time but it is so frustrating
hearing him bark while all other dogs are behaving nicely.
So what is the best way to teach not to bark in the countryside? He
never does it in town!
Gunilla

very easy, buy a bark collar. They work wonders. I recommend the kind
that give them a slight shock. I had to upgrade to collar for stubborn
dogs, but eventually I won

On 2008-04-02 16:29:13 -0400, c said:

very easy, buy a bark collar. They work wonders. I recommend the kind
that give them a slight shock. I had to upgrade to collar for stubborn
dogs, but eventually I won

Suggesting a shock collar before training and exercise - and not
mentioning that one needs to be trained in the proper use of such a
tool - probably isn't the best advice...

On Apr 2, 3:59 pm, montana wildhack
wrote:
On 2008-04-02 16:29:13 -0400, c said:

very easy, buy a bark collar. They work wonders. I recommend the kind
that give them a slight shock. I had to upgrade to collar for stubborn
dogs, but eventually I won

Suggesting a shock collar before training and exercise - and not
mentioning that one needs to be trained in the proper use of such a
tool - probably isn't the best advice...

I suppose she could spend hundreds for dog training class, then figure
out she needs shock collar, which essentially teaches dog same thing -
don't bark. Costs around $50.

What training? Please, it's a simple battery operated collar: you put
it on, you watch it work, you enjoy life. When LED stops illuminating
you replace batteries.

The shock is minimal and nothing to worry about.

There are 2 different types that frequent this group: the high falutin
city folk that believe dogs should be treated like children, and the
answer for any problem is "enroll them in class and spend $300 to
teach them not to do it, and put them in time-out, but be sure their
paw socks are on before stepping outside if under 50 degrees, etc."

Or the old school style like me: treat a dog like a dog. Be the pack
leader, a snout slap here and there works wonders, never be greedy
with the REAL people food left-overs, but don't let them demand it.

Barking is in our dog's genes. For thousands of years we bred dogs to
be our guards, and now we want to change them to be our buddies only,
in 100 years timespan. Isn't gonna happen, but at least we have
electricity

c

c wrote:
Or the old school style like me: treat a dog like a dog.

You apparently don't have *real* dogs.

Be the pack
leader, a snout slap here and there works wonders,

Sure. You wonders why your face is missing, and your fingers don't work.
That is, if you have *real* dogs.

--
Mary & the depleted Ames National Zoo
(Ranger, Duke, Rhia-cat)

In article ,
c wrote:
Or the old school style like me:

That's actually no-school - don't bother to learn how to
train a dog.

Barking is in our dog's genes. For thousands of years we bred dogs to
be our guards,

Um, no. It depends on the breed - dogs were bred to do a
pretty wide variety of jobs. Not to mention that the
barkiest dogs tend to be from the herding breeds.

Anyway, why do you think you didn't have internet access 30
years ago?
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

c spoke these words of wisdom in news:5a8c97ed-06aa-
:


The shock is minimal and nothing to worry about.

There are 2 different types that frequent this group: the high falutin
city folk that believe dogs should be treated like children, and the
answer for any problem is "enroll them in class and spend $300 to
teach them not to do it, and put them in time-out, but be sure their
paw socks are on before stepping outside if under 50 degrees, etc."

First, I know of a dog with an antibark collar, who protested so violently,
he spazzed out and killed himself.

He was found dead in his kennel the next morning.

What dog training schools charge $300?

On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:54:43 -0700 (PDT), c
wrote:

[...]
There are 2 different types that frequent this group: the high falutin
city folk that believe dogs should be treated like children, and the
answer for any problem is "enroll them in class and spend $300 to
teach them not to do it, and put them in time-out, but be sure their
paw socks are on before stepping outside if under 50 degrees, etc."

Or the old school style like me: treat a dog like a dog. Be the pack
leader, a snout slap here and there works wonders, never be greedy
with the REAL people food left-overs, but don't let them demand it.

Barking is in our dog's genes. For thousands of years we bred dogs to
be our guards, and now we want to change them to be our buddies only,
in 100 years timespan. Isn't gonna happen, but at least we have
electricity

sigh

Damn, is there a troll convention in town?

I sure wish they all wore silly-looking hats, like the Shriners.

Sometimes it's hard to pick up the smell of troll **** until you've
stepped in it.

--
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Pierre Elliott Obama.
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A snapshot of government-run health care.
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The Obama Crash and Burn.
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Way to go, Barry! Just throw your ailing grandmother under the bus! spit
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The Double Life of Barack Obama, by Thomas Sowell.
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On Apr 1, 1:48 am, (Gunilla
Fagerholm) wrote:
Hi,
I have a fouryear old flat. He behaves very nicely in the apartment
and never barks there. When we go to our country house, where he can
run around free in the garden, which is fenced, he barks almost
constantly. It seems that he is begging for our attention wanting him
to play with him all the time. We can never do any work in the garden
without him interfering wanting our attention. He also barks at
everybody passing by on the road. If we look him inside the house he
just continues barking for hours. We understand that we should not
obey him by playing with him all the time but it is so frustrating
hearing him bark while all other dogs are behaving nicely.
So what is the best way to teach not to bark in the countryside? He
never does it in town!
Gunilla

very easy, buy a bark collar. They work wonders. I recommend the kind
that give them a slight shock. I had to upgrade to collar for stubborn
dogs, but eventually I won

A shock collar? I'm not a dog training expert, but surely there are better
ways.

Kind regards,

(the)duckster