Currently I have an 8 yr old Shepherd and a new pup arriving today to replace a 10 yr old I just lost. My dogs are very well behaved and socialized. My question: Neither of my dogs have ever barked to alert me of visitors either while inside or out of the house. I have the 8 weeks to 8 months tape, but the foundation of this is not addressed. What is a good way to begin the foundation of having my pup alert me to visitors?
Gary Garner Webboard User Reg: 10-24-2003
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Hi Kim
Difficult to answer without seeing your dogs and seeing what fires 'em up...
I would suggest firstly teaching the new pup to 'speak', either for food or toy.
Then once the little fellow is comfortable with that, get a friend to approach your house with the toy. When the dog barks, reward with toy/food. Continue to do this where eventually your friend hides the toy from view, and the dog only get to see/recieve the toy when it barks.
In the future, your hound will bark at the approaching visitor expecting a toy, even if the stranger doesn't have one..
Alternatively, invest a bit more cash in the pup and buy one from working lines which hopefully will have a protective/territorial side to it's personality..
Hope that helps you a little bit.
Best of luck,
Gary...
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