Maggie,
I have some very pointed questions. So if you are the fragile sort stop now and go on to the next post......... Enough warning.
First off, what other training is happening? You walk out in the morning,tell them to stop jumping, let the dogs out, you come back at night and let the dogs into the garage. Feed them. Tell them to stop jumping, and then tell them to stop barking. Later on you can't hear the tv, you go to the door and tell the dogs to shut up. They don't shut up. Now what do I do?
So what other training is going on?

If my dog isn't learning, I'm doing something wrong.
Randy

Interesting question. I am so spoiled by reading and posting mainly on "real" dog-training sites that I almost always assume that there is training of at least the basic ob type going on more or less regularly.... minimum. :>

Hi Jennifer

that sounds easy enough to follobw which I will certainly try it tom. The way you outlined it for me is great and easy to follow which I need because I want to do it correctly.

I trying the instruction you mentioned to me about stopping Holly from jumping and it seems like it is working but of course it will take more time to make it full proof. I will need to be consistant and do it the same way. When I go into the garage I wait on the first step and she is right theiv because she knows I have a treat for them both. I give her the "sit" command and if she does not sit and I repeat it nicely Holly "sit" I went back inside for a few seconds and came back out and repeated it again, still very ancious for the treat which she know I have because she knows I give them a treat when I see them in morn. I push her back down a bit and say sit again and once she is sitting for a few seconds waiting patiently then I give her the treat and she goes outside. Is this ok or did I do anything wrong? I will need to still practice with her until she stops jumping at all.
Maggie

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I give her the "sit" command and if she does not sit and I repeat it nicely Holly "sit" I went back inside for a few seconds and came back out and repeated it again, still very ancious for the treat which she know I have because she knows I give them a treat when I see them in morn.

Do you mark the sit?

I'm not following the sequence clearly.

Do you say "sit" and then give your marker (like "yes!") as soon as her butt hits the ground?

Randy

The answer to your question:

Yes, I do some basic training in my backyark with my dogs everyday after I make dinner for my family for a while. My family and I go for walks with the dogs with their leashes and still being trained as they are walking each night. There are some corks that need fixing and had some questions specificly with the barking and Holly jumping mostly. We took drak for obedience and completed it and he is fine. I am working more on Holl now. I do not shut them up because I cannot hear the tv. ha ha ha When drak barks for a while, I check why he is barking and most of the time he is barking at the brick wall in our backyard and sometimes nothing and I need to know how I can stop/control the barking expecially before the neigbours complain. They do bark at the dogs next door but that I know is because they are talking to each other and that is ok or when someone comes to the house or door.
I hope this answers your questions.

I enjoy being on this post because I have gotton very good replies and people have been very nice.

Maggie

Maggie,
It's important to learn all we can, if we are to attempt to help.
For instantance, my dog drove me absolutely crazy today. I know why. Deer hunting season is over, and the damn things are moving again. She would not shut up, period.
Like wise, there is a reason for your dog carrying on.

Hang in there, we'll all find a solution.
Randy

Randy

Yes, I agree with you about dogs barking for a reason. Drak barks at the wall because he is protecting us and making sure people know not to come in and that he is there. We had a wooden fense that you could see through a little and was shorter so he did not bark than (that was a year ago). Now the city put up a taller and solid brick wall (noice barier mostly too).
This is why I need and want a "quiet" or "stop bark" commond to be able to know how to stop him when or if necessary.

I found this post being alot of help from people and their experiences expecially Jennifers which I am and will be working on. She made it easy for me step by step instructions which I will try for barking and for the Holly jumping.

If these do not work, I will be coming back for more help and advise. I am learning more and more on these posts and forums.

thanks
Maggie

Maggie, I think with all of the different directions this thread took we all forgot to mention a key point (or someone did mention it and I missed it):

"A tired dog is a good dog!"

Sometimes, dogs bark out of boredom or because they have pent up energy. I know you already said that you walk your dogs, but just increasing the amount of exercise can work wonders in some dogs. And it's really easy to underestimate how much exercise a dog needs. It doesn't even have to mean going on another walk. If your yard is big enough (or if you have a dog-friendly field or beach nearby), fetch is a great energy burner.

I thought I would throw the exercise reminder in here because sometimes it really is just that easy to "cure" a dog and you don't have to use or buy anything!

Good luck!

I really did not think about that, a really good point which I will make more of an effort of doing.