Ok, I've tried all the tech's out there. I've tied the dog and called him until the cows came home.
I've teased him with food. Even with my helpless cat. Nothing gets him to bark.
The GSD is right at 6 months. He is slowly coming along with good counters. He has lots of prey for the toy, but just jumps around for it. Nothing vocal.
He loves barking at deer and chasing them in our field. I've encouraged him to bark when he does, but he just doesn't seem to be vocal for me or toys?
W/o knowing all that has been suggested keep in mind that distance builds barking. Using the example you used regarding the deer for example. I would assume that the deer is some distance away? Quite stimulating for the dog to bark and see the deer run. Have you tried tying the dog to a post or tree and enticing the dog from a distance of 25 feet or more? Hide behind a tree or object and pop out with a ball/food or whatever really interests the dog. Use the bark command of your choice with a lot of inflection and enthusiasm in you voice. Go back and forth peaking interest until you get the slightest bark and then quickly reward with the object. It may also be necessary to present the reward and then hide it behind you back to stimulate the dog. Don't loose hope. If your dog is barking at deer he/she can learn to bark on command for a reward.
I was worried about this with my first pup in Germany - silent as a church mouse. They kept telling me not to worry about it; when the work introduced defense, it would come. It did. Some dogs in high prey are totally silent, but show them a bit of a threat and it comes very naturally. That's not a recommendation to go stepping up the defense on your pup, BTW <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> , just let him grow up and the barking will show up when it's appropriate.
I had this problem with my female mal. Absolutely would not bark on the field at all. She was so intense for the decoy, I guess she figured it was energy wasted that could be used biting <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I fixed it with distance/frustration for her ball/tug/toy, whatever she was bent on that particular day. Took a while, but every time she barked, she got the verbal marker/command and then her toy. Once she figured out the game, it was easy after that.
Now personally, I don't want my dog barking on the field ALL the time. She will bark when told to do so, or in the appropriate exercise (blinds). Just my personal preference.
Same thing my GSD would not bark. Ripped his nails out on the ice to get decoy- no bark. I don't know at 22 months he just started. Now he won't shut up?
Thanks for the responses. I guess I'm just expecting too much for the time being. This brings me into my next question.
What should I expect in my protection dog training for a 6 month old. Let me tell you where I am.
The obedience is coming along great. No problems there. The bite work is alittle slow, I guess. The dog is biting his bite tug while countering well. His initial bites are very deep and full. However, he doesn't hold on too tight in this deeper bite.
While on leash, the dog gets excited for his toy, but doesn't bark for it. You know that. He seems to get tired or bored very easy while on the leash. I'm wondering if I'm teasing him too much?
Hi there. I was in the same position as you: a young silent dog. Quite by accident I found that a squeaky toy got him barking. I squeaked it a few times, ran around (prayed my neighbours where not watching) and he barked. I rewarded him with food - not the toy and carried on my frenzied activity. Later I put a command to the behaviour and phased out the squeak. I have no clue if this will work for other dogs ? ? ? If anyones tires it please let me know how it goes.
While vaccuming, I noticed he barked a the vaccum cleaner. I immediately gave the command and prtended his barking was killing the cleaner. He loved it. I will continue with this until I can get him to bark on his own.
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