My English Bull terrier is crate trained and used to sleep really well and only bark unless she wanted to go out for the loo. Just recently she wants to be let out at the latest of 6am and doesn't even want to go to the toilet she wants to play. We put her out in the garden for toilet and then put her back in her crate and go back to bed. She is then quiet for about 15 min and starts barking really loud and it is continuous she doesn't even stop to draw breath. We have tried ignoring her and hoping for her to quieten down but it doesn't happen. Our neighbours are really good about it at the mo.
We are getting a little worried now because we are due to collect our new Bully puppy next month &don't want him getting too unsettled. I have had dogs my whole life and never experienced a dog so determind to destroy our sunday sleep in ha ha!
My boyfriend has never really had dogs and spoils her rotten he gives her so much attention she never leaves him alone. Could this be the problem?
2006-10-26 00:21:50 · 14 answers · asked by sarahc 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
He barks because he has realized you will eventually get up to let him out. It is VERY annoying and hard to do at first but honeslty you will have to ignore him until he wakes up. At any given point in time if your not training your dog he is training you! He needs to learn things go on your schedule not the other way around. Try putting him in a room far enough away from your bedroom that you won't be able to hear him and try putting a blanket over his crate, this creates a more relaxed enviorment. Also make sure you are giving him a chance to release (go potty) before you put him in his crate for the night. Whatever you do, do not ever respond to unwanted barking this simply reinforces it. Ignore it and the second it stops reinforce the STOPPING with a treat, toy, praise, affection, etc. Need anymore training adivise happy to help feel free to contact me and if I can't help you I can refer you to another trainer who will be able to better assist you.
2006-10-26 00:58:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi it is very possible that your pup has become dependant on your partner if he is being over affectionate.. dogs are not like us and do not need to be kissed cuddled or picked up every two second to knwo they are wanted they just know. If you over do the attention and affection you can confuse the dog to become non dependant. You are doing the correct thing if you are not running straight away to the barking where as if you go to the answer of the call the dog will associate this behaviour with getting what they want.
Once you have a second dog you may find the dog is more content but it is best to remember that dogs dont work monday - friday so dont understand the sunday lay in all i can suggest is to try more attention on the saturday evening to avoid the dog sleeping too early and then waking you before your time.
2006-10-26 01:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by dawn h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an English Bull Terrier- they don't mature properly until 3 or 4 years and will often enter a strange teenage phase.
At 7 months it is the equivalent of a teenager and will no doubt settle down. I would strongly advise you not to get another one though as they really are a handful and two pups is bad enough without them both being EBTs.
Choose another breed with a different temperament. Oh spray collars are very helpful too- the aboistop helped to calm my girl down no end and she would be calm as soon as it went on.
2006-10-26 07:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by Acer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem for a while with my Weimeraner, he would wake up about half 6ish barking and carrying on, i explained this to some one and they gave me a tip, maybe a bit harsh-silly but it worked after a couple of days.
Take a wooden spoon and a pan up to bed with you and just place it on the side, when she starts barking in the morning ignore her as long as you possibly can then go downstairs (or wherever the dog sleeps) armed with your wooden spoon and pan and start making a lot of noise huffing and puffing to make sure the dog realises that you are not happy with this behaviour, go back upstairs and repeat process a couple of times.
I had to do this about 3 or 4 days on the trot but after this he now sleeps a lot later.
2006-10-26 01:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by simon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good that your boyfriend has such a close bond with your dog, but spoilt dogs are like spoilt children - no fun to be around.
You need to keep that strong bond, but with firm guidelines too.
As with any dog problem, ignore the bad behaviour, praise good behaviour. You say that you tried ignoring her, but how long did you ignore her for? Until she stopped, or until you couldn't handle the noise any more?
If you give her attention when she's barking, she learns that is how to get the attention she wants. If you ignore her for a while, then go to her whilst she is still barking, she learns that she just has to bark for a long time to get your attention.
When she is barking, ignore her until she is quiet. THEN go let her out WHILST SHE IS STILL QUIET. If she starts barking again, turn your back and go back to bed until she is quiet again.
It will take a while, and you'll have to be patient. Be aware she's not going to get it right straight away. Also, she's still young, so you have to expect that she'll be a little hyper.
(In the meantime, it might be worth popping round to your neighbours with a small gift to say thank you for being so understanding!)
Good luck.
2006-10-26 00:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I really feel for you. My dog had this problem.
I recommend this dog training manual by professional dog trainer Daniel Stevens. You'll have the problem sorted in no time with this book. Everyone at my local dog club has a copy now. It's excellent.
He has a great free 6 day mini course which you could check out.
http://www.trade-secrets.org/stopdogbarking.html
2006-10-26 00:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by camcorderkid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi babe, u need to set a ruteen for your dog because she is finding lots of different signals to work with because she may think u are confusing my best thing to do was to put the radio on low so u can just hear it and leave hear then she will not feel that she is left on her own and hopefuly she will stop the barking!!!!!
2006-10-26 00:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have got a doberman, My 7 month is in bed by 19.30 and dosent wake til at least 10.00 the next morning. I guess you are just the unlucky one. Take hime out for a long run before you go to bed that should tire him out long enough to give you a good nights sleep.
2006-10-26 00:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by shelz042000 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Weve got two Tabby girls and one of them walks all over the both of us in bed for you to get up at 7am I wouldnt care but we are both retired but when the cat says get up youve got to even on sundays,best of luck.
2006-10-26 02:47:45 · answer #9 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Also, if he pets the new pup it may make her aggressive towards it. I strongly recommend ytou get this problem fixed before you get the new pup. She needs to be firmly demoted to third rank, below you.
Nice name by the way!
2006-10-26 04:09:54 · answer #10 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋