How can I get him to stop?............Have tried a muzzle it did not work! He is so cute but he has given me many headakes!
2006-10-24 03:01:08 · 7 answers · asked by peach 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I feel like a Cesar Millan publicist...on last night's show, he addressed this same issue.
Your dog is exhibiting "dominant" behaviour, and you should firmly correct him. By him barking at "everything", he is literally claiming everything as his. You need to be the "top dog" and be consistently calm & assertive....
2006-10-24 03:05:52 · answer #1 · answered by diney2u 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Good lord, people! Not everything is about dominance!
Is he literally barking at everything (bags flying by outside, the noise of trucks going down the street, the television, people, construction cones, etc.)? If so, I recommend consulting a private trainer. I would suspect that he has some anxiety issues. Or, he's just going to be a real handful and professional help would be beneficial.
If he is just barking at noises he hears when indoors or things he sees out the window, tell him firmly be unemotionally "Stop" or "Knock it off" then call him to you. Have him do a couple of tricks to get his mind off of whatever he's barking at. If he just can't give it up, tell him to stay or leash him to a piece of furniture then go to the door or window, exagerratedly look outside, then tell him everything is okay. Some dogs will continue barking to warn of "danger" if the leader does not investigate and give the all clear.
2006-10-24 03:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by melissa k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It definitely sounds like you're not being dominant. He's barking at everything because he feels he's in charge and it's his job to bark at....well, everything. Dogs bark, there's no getting around that, but if you can't get him to quit, there's a problem with how he views you. For instance, we just adopted a 7 month old lab/boxer mix. He does bark, but I'm able to quit him down with, "Cooper! Quiet!" He knows that my husband and I are in charge, not him, so he usually does what we say. There is still some puppy defiance, but we're working that out of him. But even if he doesn't go completely silent, he lets out very quiet "woof"s instead of full blown barks which doesn't bother me at all since he's simply doing what's in his nature; alerting me to someone or something's presence.
You should watch a few episodes of The Dog Whisperer. I've seen Cesar take on quite a few dogs with the same problem as yours.
2006-10-24 03:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
dogs should bark. but excessive yapping means it got out of control. try pennies in a can whenever he barks, the noise usually makes them stop and then just the sight of the can does the trick. or hit a flat surface like a tabletop with rolled newspaper evey time he yaps, sometimes it works too.
2006-10-24 05:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by bella78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't like barking, you've got the wrong breed. That's what Yorkies do. He thinks it's his job. A muzzle is for biting, not barking.
2006-10-24 03:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know that it gets loud when dogs bark so much, but we have a Pomeranian and all she does is bark also. it is nice when you are home by yourelf, because when every somebody is there, she lets me know.
GOOD LUCK!
2006-10-24 03:27:27 · answer #6 · answered by R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ear plugs.
2006-10-24 03:32:30 · answer #7 · answered by dd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋