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Non stop barking

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  • 24-03-2009 6:02pm
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    martyeds
    Registered Users Posts: 339 ✭✭


    Does anyone have any ideas on what we can do with our 2 year old dog. She is a cross between a terrier and some other breed. We really love our dog but she drives us mad with her non stop barking. If anyone comes into our home she barks like crazy. I know that to a certain degree it is great that she barks as no one could break into our home during the night without us knowing. Even when we take her for walks she barks at everyone. We find it really embarrassing and would love for her to be a bit more mild and placid


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    Electrician
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Electrician


    You could get one of the collars that give the dog a small shock it they bark. My neighbours dog used to drive everyone in the estate mad and he got one. The dog only barks once and that's the end of it.


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    Honey-ec
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    Shock collars are a big no-no imo, unless you are prepared to test it out on yourself first so you can happily say, hand on heart, that it's not cruel. They do nothing to address what is driving the dog's behaviour and simply create an atavistic response.

    OP, you'd be better off investing a few more quid and getting a behaviourist out to the house to observe your dog, identify what's driving the barking behaviour and then put in place a plan rectify it.


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    Git101
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    Some info here http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/96/6.6.96/barking.html

    If you google "citronella collar" you will find plenty of place to purchase one.


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    Honey-ec
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    Git101 wrote: »
    Some info here http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/96/6.6.96/barking.html

    If you google "citronella collar" you will find plenty of place to purchase one.

    Same basic idea as the shock collar, just not as cruel. It still does nothing to address why the dog is barking, which is really at the root of the matter.


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    cesarbart
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    If the dog is getting a reaction either negative or positive it will keep barking, any attention is good attention in regards the canine world once its coming from you. As frustrating and escalated it has gotten, the best way i can advise you to resolve the problem is to keep ignoring the dog and let him have no attention for it what so ever, also see how his mental and physical exercise needs are being met. any probs give a PM. GOODLUCK!


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    Git101
    Registered Users Posts: 660 ✭✭✭Git101


    Honey-ec wrote: »
    Same basic idea as the shock collar, just not as cruel. It still does nothing to address why the dog is barking, which is really at the root of the matter.


    Dogs bark for many reasons not all of them require the dog to be psychoanalysed.
    Here's a "just suppose".
    Just suppose you had a 1 year old dog taken from a rescue centre. This dog is well behaved and well mannered, except she barks when left for a short while in a vehicle.
    Do you
    1) Return to the vehicle to get the dog to stop barking (positive/negative reinforcement. The dog has now received the attention that it wanted)
    2) Use one of those "cruel" spray collars that release a small amount of spray when the dog barks, resulting in no physical injury to the dog and it may only be needed once or twice.
    3) Use another option


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