My 4.5 month old GS pup has now decieded that she loves to bark when in the outside kennel. Barking at neighbours dog, mailman...etc...
I find this grates on the nerves after 10 minutes (as do my neighbours I am sure), and am wondering how to stop this annoying habit. Exercise helps of course, but it does not cure it. My other dog, well he stopped barking outside after I popped a no-bark collar on him (which I now hardly ever need to use), but obvioulsy my pup is much to young for this collar.
Any suggestions? Because yelling, "quiet", "shut-it", "no-bark" etc.. out the window does not seem to be helping matters.
Kristen Cabe Webboard User Reg: 06-09-2004
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Have the pup wear a bark collar while in the kennel. I have an Innotek BC-200 that worked very well. I no longer have to use it, and Jack will still bark when he plays with his water dish or if someone or something catches his attention, but the non-stop barking at nothing has been eliminated.
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Orly Verdesoto Webboard User Reg: 10-12-2005
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Grab the puppy from it's scruff and give it a firm correction, at the same time say "No". Be ready to do that everytime someone passes by. Eventually the pup will understand this kind of behavior is not appropriate. Don't be to harsh on him, just firm enough that he gets the message. I went through the same thing, and after a handful of corrections she stopped. Good Luck!
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If you are planning on working the pup I personally would not go with Orlys advice or you risk causing some serious conflict in the bitework with the dog in the future.
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Mike, yes, they are, but my bark collar starts out at a very low level of stim that I can't even feel (I assume all of them start out at a low level, but I guess each one varies as to how strong the beginning level actually is), and gradually increases until the dog feels it and responds by stopping barking. Then, mine (I don't know about others) resets to the next lowest level. When you charge it, it resets to the beginning level again. And, in fact, it allows a few barks before it actually starts to stim, initially.
The dog (or puppy) chooses the appropriate level of stim for him by responding to whatever level he makes the collar go up to. The collar isn't just blasting him away with stim every time he barks. He chooses the level that is appropriate for him by responding to the level he can feel.
It didn't affect any other aspect of Jack's behavior, and he still barks, with no apprehension at all, but he no longer just barks to be barking - he only had to wear it in his kennel for about a week.
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