I have a 8 month old male bassett hound who has a barking problem. We recently had him "fixed" and figured that may calm him down abit and maybe eliminate alot of the senseless barking. He barks when you leave him in a room alone. He is also very hyperactive. I always heard that bassett hounds were lazy dogs, so why is mine the complete opposite of lazy?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Aaron
2006-07-15 08:16:12 · 10 answers · asked by mackdriver101 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I guess you didn't research Bassets before you got one, if you're surprised that he's BARKING? They are scent hounds bred to live in packs and hunt all day. Unless you're training them to hunt rabbits, you are very nearly wasting your time. They have powerful tracking instincts which nearly guarantee that they will try to run away every time you open the door. You can get them to sit and do tricks for treats, but you will almost NEVER see a Basset in an obedience competition. They can be incredibly stubborn and they will dig, bark and howl endlessly if left alone.
Your pup will probably settle down by the time he is two, but the only way to stop his barking when he's alone is to have him surgically debarked. It's a lot kinder than punishing him every day for his natural behavior or having you pissed off neighbors poison him.
2006-07-15 08:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dog trainer makes a lot of sense. It may help, if you're not already doing so, to make sure the dog is getting an abundant amount of daily exercise (long walks) for his age. Letting him loose in a backyard is not exercise by the way.
Just imagine repeatedly sticking a 5 year old in a room alone while others are socializing in the next rooom. What do you think would happen? Just imagine making a 5 year old stay inside all summer. Do you think that 5 year old (no matter how lazy you might think he is) would be bursting with restless energy?
In the final analysis, a dog needs lots of exercise coupled with consistent clear boundary setting from a strong leader. Once you give your dog those two things, you will still have an individual canine personality on your hands. You are keeping a dog afterall, not a robot.
By all means, do not consider surgery. That's like removing a child's tear ducts to prevent crying. If you're not willing to train yourself as to how to care for a dog properly and instead resort to surgical cures for unwanted behavior, you might as well have just bought a stuffed animal and set it on your bed for stroking.
Good luck.
2006-07-15 09:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick St. Bernard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a hunting dog and the big thing in her life is knowing that everyday she gets to go for a good run in the field and woods near my home. She is a bird dog and goes through all the hunting and pointing actions that these dogs are bred to do. If I go a few days where I can't take her for a run, she lets me know by barking at me and pacing back and forth in our fenced in yard. I make her do a down for a few minute and that calms her down, but I know the only thing that works is a good run in the woods. Keeping a routine of daily exercise that your dog can count on will really help a lot.
I used a shaker can (empty soda can filled with a few pennies) to teach my dog that it is not OK to bark excessively. I would let her bark four times then sneak up on her and shake the can to startle her then say "NO BARKING!" After a few seconds if she stopped I praised her for not barking. I only had to do it a few times and she quite her continuous barking.
2006-07-15 10:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In first your dog is still a puppy so it is really normal that he is still hyperactive so enjoy while he is like because in one year or so he will just want to sleep and he will be lazy. With the thing of the barking it´s more difficult i have two dogs of three years old that bark the whole time and to stop them barking we make them come into the house and give them a treat so try that i hope you solve your problems with the dog
2006-07-15 08:36:25 · answer #4 · answered by Dalia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bassett hounds naturally bark a lot they are usually very active i lived with eight of them but all of them were active and playful they do get lazy but it depends on how they are raised and how old they are as they get older they get lazier. If you have a male dog and there are females in heat in the neighborhood beware they will howl and bark a lot and it is very annoying if they sleep in a cage you can cover it with a blanket and it helps sometimes.
2006-07-20 12:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by The one and only! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs can be de-barked. It's a surgical procedure that involves the removal of the vocal cords. However, a few vets may not perform the operation, because some see it as 'cruelty to animals'.
2006-07-15 08:21:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an anti-bark collar is great. you can find them at most stores (walmart, target) you can find them relatively cheep if you shop around. We used one on our St. Bernard. It worked great.
2006-07-15 08:20:31 · answer #7 · answered by hillbillygirl5499 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a puppy muzzle
2006-07-15 08:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by Ashley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I don't know.
But I'll be waiting for you to know so I can also find it out.
Thanks.
2006-07-15 08:18:53 · answer #9 · answered by Andi Rolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let him hear songs or sing by ur own
2006-07-15 08:20:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋