OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop. I've been thinking about
this a lot and want to try it on our barker, er I mean dog.

Rusty barks whenever we walk to the front door, if the front door opens (we
only use the back door to come in and out of our house), when there is a
knock or when the doorbell rings. So I'm wondering about this... Do I
praise Rusty as soon as he breaks in his barking to take another breath or
do I wait until he's completely finished? He will oftentimes continue to
bark quietly under his breath for the next 1 or 2 minutes after the person
is gone. Do I praise him every time he finishes after that?

Advice to others - never get a dog that is already 4 months old from a
backyard breeder where he has never been outside until you bring him home
and then proceed to break his leg [accident - not purposely] so that they
are stuck inside for yet another month while on bedrest - it's not the best
way to socialize a dog!!! We love him anyway and wouldn't trade him in for
all the money in the world, but we do have a barky little doxie.
--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty

Hi shelly ,
I was told that you praise as soon as there is a pause in barking.
You could use a clicker (and a treat) for this as you have to get the
timing right .

--
Alison


Links to animal information websites
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
"Shelley" wrote in message
news:1jUpb.80267$ao4.228395@attbi_s51...
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try
to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop. I've been
thinking about
this a lot and want to try it on our barker, er I mean dog.

Rusty barks whenever we walk to the front door, if the front door
opens (we
only use the back door to come in and out of our house), when there
is a
knock or when the doorbell rings. So I'm wondering about this...
Do I
praise Rusty as soon as he breaks in his barking to take another
breath or
do I wait until he's completely finished? He will oftentimes
continue to
bark quietly under his breath for the next 1 or 2 minutes after the
person
is gone. Do I praise him every time he finishes after that?

Advice to others - never get a dog that is already 4 months old from
a
backyard breeder where he has never been outside until you bring him
home
and then proceed to break his leg [accident - not purposely] so that
they
are stuck inside for yet another month while on bedrest - it's not
the best
way to socialize a dog!!! We love him anyway and wouldn't trade him
in for
all the money in the world, but we do have a barky little doxie.
--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty

Hi shelly ,
I was told that you praise as soon as there is a pause in barking.
You could use a clicker (and a treat) for this as you have to get the
timing right .

--
Alison


Links to animal information websites
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
"Shelley" wrote in message
news:1jUpb.80267$ao4.228395@attbi_s51...
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try
to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop. I've been
thinking about
this a lot and want to try it on our barker, er I mean dog.

Rusty barks whenever we walk to the front door, if the front door
opens (we
only use the back door to come in and out of our house), when there
is a
knock or when the doorbell rings. So I'm wondering about this...
Do I
praise Rusty as soon as he breaks in his barking to take another
breath or
do I wait until he's completely finished? He will oftentimes
continue to
bark quietly under his breath for the next 1 or 2 minutes after the
person
is gone. Do I praise him every time he finishes after that?

Advice to others - never get a dog that is already 4 months old from
a
backyard breeder where he has never been outside until you bring him
home
and then proceed to break his leg [accident - not purposely] so that
they
are stuck inside for yet another month while on bedrest - it's not
the best
way to socialize a dog!!! We love him anyway and wouldn't trade him
in for
all the money in the world, but we do have a barky little doxie.
--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty

Hi shelly ,
I was told that you praise as soon as there is a pause in barking.
You could use a clicker (and a treat) for this as you have to get the
timing right .

--
Alison


Links to animal information websites
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
"Shelley" wrote in message
news:1jUpb.80267$ao4.228395@attbi_s51...
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try
to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop. I've been
thinking about
this a lot and want to try it on our barker, er I mean dog.

Rusty barks whenever we walk to the front door, if the front door
opens (we
only use the back door to come in and out of our house), when there
is a
knock or when the doorbell rings. So I'm wondering about this...
Do I
praise Rusty as soon as he breaks in his barking to take another
breath or
do I wait until he's completely finished? He will oftentimes
continue to
bark quietly under his breath for the next 1 or 2 minutes after the
person
is gone. Do I praise him every time he finishes after that?

Advice to others - never get a dog that is already 4 months old from
a
backyard breeder where he has never been outside until you bring him
home
and then proceed to break his leg [accident - not purposely] so that
they
are stuck inside for yet another month while on bedrest - it's not
the best
way to socialize a dog!!! We love him anyway and wouldn't trade him
in for
all the money in the world, but we do have a barky little doxie.
--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty

"Shelley" wrote:
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop.

I've never had any luck with this.

The simplest way is to get a small water pistol that will fit in the palm of
your hand. You can usually get packs of them in the "party favors" section of
a store. When the dog barks, you squirt him in the face with water.

The important thing is that he shouldn't see where it's coming from. If he
knows it's you, it won't work for long. He'll look to see if you have it, and
it becomes a game. If he thinks God did it - his behavior causes the universe
to spray water - it will work a lot better.

Eventually he will learn to inhibit his barking. Some dogs learn quickly,
others take a while.

If he doesn't mind the water, try an empty soda can filled with pennies and
taped over the top. Same principle - you need to throw it on the floor near
him (not *at* him), but he shouldn't see that it's coming from you.

PetsMart Pet Trainer
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m.

"Shelley" wrote:
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop.

I've never had any luck with this.

The simplest way is to get a small water pistol that will fit in the palm of
your hand. You can usually get packs of them in the "party favors" section of
a store. When the dog barks, you squirt him in the face with water.

The important thing is that he shouldn't see where it's coming from. If he
knows it's you, it won't work for long. He'll look to see if you have it, and
it becomes a game. If he thinks God did it - his behavior causes the universe
to spray water - it will work a lot better.

Eventually he will learn to inhibit his barking. Some dogs learn quickly,
others take a while.

If he doesn't mind the water, try an empty soda can filled with pennies and
taped over the top. Same principle - you need to throw it on the floor near
him (not *at* him), but he shouldn't see that it's coming from you.

PetsMart Pet Trainer
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m.

"Shelley" wrote:
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop.

I've never had any luck with this.

The simplest way is to get a small water pistol that will fit in the palm of
your hand. You can usually get packs of them in the "party favors" section of
a store. When the dog barks, you squirt him in the face with water.

The important thing is that he shouldn't see where it's coming from. If he
knows it's you, it won't work for long. He'll look to see if you have it, and
it becomes a game. If he thinks God did it - his behavior causes the universe
to spray water - it will work a lot better.

Eventually he will learn to inhibit his barking. Some dogs learn quickly,
others take a while.

If he doesn't mind the water, try an empty soda can filled with pennies and
taped over the top. Same principle - you need to throw it on the floor near
him (not *at* him), but he shouldn't see that it's coming from you.

PetsMart Pet Trainer
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m.

Thanks for the suggestions, Leah. I've tried both of these. We tried the
squirt bottle thing when we first got him and he learned to run under the
table to bark where we won't spray him because it's an antique table and
water spots on it would be bad. The thing with the coins we tried 2 times.
It never phased him. Thanks, though!

--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty



"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...
"Shelley" wrote:
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to
stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop.

I've never had any luck with this.

The simplest way is to get a small water pistol that will fit in the palm
of
your hand. You can usually get packs of them in the "party favors"
section of
a store. When the dog barks, you squirt him in the face with water.

The important thing is that he shouldn't see where it's coming from. If
he
knows it's you, it won't work for long. He'll look to see if you have it,
and
it becomes a game. If he thinks God did it - his behavior causes the
universe
to spray water - it will work a lot better.

Eventually he will learn to inhibit his barking. Some dogs learn quickly,
others take a while.

If he doesn't mind the water, try an empty soda can filled with pennies
and
taped over the top. Same principle - you need to throw it on the floor
near
him (not *at* him), but he shouldn't see that it's coming from you.

PetsMart Pet Trainer
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m.

Thanks for the suggestions, Leah. I've tried both of these. We tried the
squirt bottle thing when we first got him and he learned to run under the
table to bark where we won't spray him because it's an antique table and
water spots on it would be bad. The thing with the coins we tried 2 times.
It never phased him. Thanks, though!

--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty



"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...
"Shelley" wrote:
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to
stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop.

I've never had any luck with this.

The simplest way is to get a small water pistol that will fit in the palm
of
your hand. You can usually get packs of them in the "party favors"
section of
a store. When the dog barks, you squirt him in the face with water.

The important thing is that he shouldn't see where it's coming from. If
he
knows it's you, it won't work for long. He'll look to see if you have it,
and
it becomes a game. If he thinks God did it - his behavior causes the
universe
to spray water - it will work a lot better.

Eventually he will learn to inhibit his barking. Some dogs learn quickly,
others take a while.

If he doesn't mind the water, try an empty soda can filled with pennies
and
taped over the top. Same principle - you need to throw it on the floor
near
him (not *at* him), but he shouldn't see that it's coming from you.

PetsMart Pet Trainer
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m.

Thanks for the suggestions, Leah. I've tried both of these. We tried the
squirt bottle thing when we first got him and he learned to run under the
table to bark where we won't spray him because it's an antique table and
water spots on it would be bad. The thing with the coins we tried 2 times.
It never phased him. Thanks, though!

--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty



"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...
"Shelley" wrote:
OK about 2 weeks ago I read some threads about something new to try to
stop
a dog from barking - praising them when they stop.

I've never had any luck with this.

The simplest way is to get a small water pistol that will fit in the palm
of
your hand. You can usually get packs of them in the "party favors"
section of
a store. When the dog barks, you squirt him in the face with water.

The important thing is that he shouldn't see where it's coming from. If
he
knows it's you, it won't work for long. He'll look to see if you have it,
and
it becomes a game. If he thinks God did it - his behavior causes the
universe
to spray water - it will work a lot better.

Eventually he will learn to inhibit his barking. Some dogs learn quickly,
others take a while.

If he doesn't mind the water, try an empty soda can filled with pennies
and
taped over the top. Same principle - you need to throw it on the floor
near
him (not *at* him), but he shouldn't see that it's coming from you.

PetsMart Pet Trainer
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m.