Carolyn White Webboard User Reg: 11-27-2004
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Hi,
Every morning a neighbor walks her dog (when it is still dark) in a hooded jacket and with a flashlight. Anytime they walk by my friends house her dog goes ballistic and she can't get her to calm down. The dog is still a pup (will be one in a few weeks) and my friend DOES want the barking to alert her when someone is around. She wants her to settle when she tells her to.
My friend does have an e-collar.
My initial advice to her was to train the dog to stop barking on her command. This way whenever the dog barks, once told to stop barking, she would stop.
What do you guys think? If there are any articles or podcasts, feel free to let me know. Thanks.
Diana Matusik Webboard User Reg: 04-27-2004
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First off I'd see about your friend making sure her dog knows and respects her leadership. If the dog doesn't trust in her leadership, the dog's going to think it falls on her to defend the pack. It's fine to alert but she should be able to quiet the dog on command. Has she read Leerburg's groundwork article? I've also read about people having good luck with teaching the dog to bark on command, thus being able to control the bark.
I think a bit different than the rest of the people who have answered, but this is my 2-bits worth..... my dogs are not allowed to alert me - i.e. bark at - to anyone unless they are on our property. The other thing that strikes me as unusual is that you say that the person with the hood walks her/his dog every morning. It would occur to me that the dog is used to this situation by now and instead of ignoring it is becoming obsessive about it......that to me is not alerting to danger. But as I said before, there is no danger to alert to - unless the person is on your property. Your friend, nor her dog, in my opinion have no claim to the street and/or sidewalk.
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