I have researched this question some, emailed Mr. Frawley...etc. I would like some additional advice from those of you willing to offer:
My 21 mo. old Malinois loves to bark....just not at the agitator...or at all during training. She'll bark at the neighbors, their dogs, the birds in the sky, etc., but not during training. I probably missed that early on in her training and I wan't to correct that now.
Any suggestions on how I might manipulate a consistent bark? I have made some progress....just not enough....thanks in advance!
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I bet you've heard this before. Frustration makes the bark. Get the dog excited with food or toy and withhold it until he gives the smallest noise, then reward him. This 'noise' will soon change to a bark and you reward him after one bark. Then you can ask for two, three .....barks before rewarding him. Soon he will know what you want him to do. You can train this at home and as often as you want. As far as the helper goes. The same game. No bark, no prey.
I had once a dog where I actually had to do a diffent way which I don't recomment. I had to pinch him to get the bark. But this you can compare with motivational retrieve and force retrieve. I don't wanna go more in details here. Previous should work fine.
I agree with David except for the pinching. Only reward her with a bite when she tells you she wants it bad enough (by barking). The bark should never be forced. If it is forced, then what's the point?
Frustration is the key. Work her with another helper if you have to, as it may be the helper's mistake(and a lot of times it is.) If she'll bark at birds, she'll bark at the helper if he knows what he's doing. Frustration is what gets her to bark at the birds, so it can definately be done. Just keep everything positive, no defense, when doing agitation.
If you work with other people, try tying your dog out while other dogs work close by. The helper has to pay CLOSE attention so that the slightest yip is instantly rewarded with a bite. We had a rott who was silent also, but after maybe three sessions, he gave his first bark and just a couple sessions later, he was full of bark.
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