My 9 week old Jack Russell female keeps barking incessantly when she wants attention, she sleeps in a puppy cage at night in the kitchen and early morning she starts this continual barking, its non stop bark after bark. If she is in the car, which she also travels in a med pet carrier for safety as she is so small she also barks incessantly when she wants out! I want to discourage her from this needless barking - please help! However she needs to stay in the puppy cage for safety as I have other older dogs too.
2006-10-09 22:08:48 · 19 answers · asked by simplyfemale_01 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My 9 week old Jack Russell female keeps barking incessantly when she wants attention, she sleeps in a puppy cage at night in the kitchen and early morning she starts this continual barking, its non stop bark after bark. If she is in the car, which she also travels in a med pet carrier for safety as she is so small she also barks incessantly when she wants out! I want to discourage her from this needless barking - please help! However she needs to stay in the puppy cage for safety as I have other older dogs too. She sleeps in the cage and my older dog sleeps in his bed right next to the cage so she's not alone!
2006-10-09 22:39:52 · update #1
She sleeps in the cage and my older dog sleeps in his bed right next to the cage so she's not alone!
2006-10-09 22:40:17 · update #2
This site has a unique idea..worth a try> http://www.petcaretips.net/dog-barks.html
another site with more ideas> http://www.directgov.gov.uk/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/AnimalsAndPets/AnimalsAndPetsArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10031394&chk=zMgIwy
and here> http://www.perfectpaws.com/bark.html
One person said that they put peanut butter in the dog's mouth when they wouldn't quit barking, and it put a stop to it after a few times...LOL maybe worth a try...
2006-10-09 22:15:41 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's barking for attention, so don't give. Reward her good behaviour, not her bad. As for the nighttime barking, I remember when I was little our pet puppy done the same, my mam put an old teddy in with the pup at night, and an old clock, the ticking sounds similar to a heartbeat and this calms the dog, try it, it really does work.
Don'y knoe where you live but if its England then you should watch 'its me or the dog' that program is really good for dog behaviour.
Also don't know how 'puppy pc' this is but my mam also use to get a rolled up newspaper and bang it against her hand (never the dog), the dog doesn't like the noise so when it does something wrong she would do that... It all did work.
2006-10-09 22:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by Bodieann 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you should get one of those plant sprayers - put it on a fine mist rather than a jet of water and when your little puppy barks (for no reason) - then give it a little spray in its face. Don't over do this or you will get a dog that is too scared to bark, but when it just does it for fun - then thats the time to do it. Also - give the dog attention when it stops - leaving the room if it barks too much again.
2006-10-09 22:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 Jack russells ,one 3 yr old male who is a quiet as a mouse and a 7 month old female who , if she was human would be a blonde ! lol , the water spray worked with my 3 yr old but doesn`t work with the puppy ( she likes it ) , so i`ve tried , the bottle with stones , the ignoring , the rewarding her , shouting at her and nothing worked .... until ! i got down to her level , made her look at me and said NO ! in a firm voice ! then shhhhh quietly ( petting her all the time , but keeping her attention on my face ) then "good girl " and lots of praise when she stopped , the trick is to take her attention .... it`s taken time but is working now . I take them both to work with me so i can`t have her barking . GL i hope this helps
2006-10-17 08:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by Shazzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give her attention in any form or manner, and no eye contact whatsoever when she barks. At her first yip, just turn your back on her completely. If she runs around you so she's facing you again, immediately turn your back on her again. Don't face her until she stops barking. If she remains quiet when you face her, call her to you with a smile and say "Good Girl!" If she starts barking again, turn your back on her and repeat until she gets the message that you're shutting her out of the 'pack' until she's calm and quiet. This will also reinforce your position as leader of the pack, which important early on with your puppy.
Good luck, and I hope you're thoroughly enjoying your new puppy!
2006-10-09 22:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a couple of small stones in a plastic bottle and rattle it hard whenever the dog starts barking, it won't like it and will learn to be quiet or risk the dreadfull noise again. Eventually just the sight of the bottle will shut it up!
2006-10-17 06:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by gmcb_1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i have a 1 year old jack russell cross , when she starts barking the main thing not to do is shout at her . this is because she thinks that you are playing a game with her so she will continue barking . so what we say to diesel is shhhhhhhhhh , then when she stops barking we say good girl and give her a treat ! good luck x
2006-10-10 00:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a washing-up liquid bottle filled with water or water pistol A good squirt every time she barks will soon give her the idea. This also works for dogs who are aggressive about 'intruders' (i.e. barking at garden passers-by) but you may want to weigh up the security implications first.
2006-10-10 11:17:30 · answer #8 · answered by imogen h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll have a job,jack Russells are well renowned for barking,mine is 10 years old and she still barks a lot
2006-10-09 22:37:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ignore her, if she barks and you give her attention she will associate barking with receiving attention. If she barks and gets nothing out of it, she'll soon give up. Likewise don't shout at her because she will think that you are barking with her and this will further encourage it.
2006-10-09 22:17:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋