I have a 3 month old dachshund who is crate trained. I have slowly let her out and run around the room to burn some energy a few times a day. Within the past week she has started barking CONSTANTLY when she can see me or anyone else. She does not bark when outside and doesn't bark when I leave the room. Only when I am in site of her. I have tried spraying her with water but she only plays with it and licks the drops up. She thinks pennies in a can is a fun toy. I have tried yelling "no", talking softly, even playing with her while shes still in the crate. The only thing that helps is putting a blanket over the crate so she can't see me. I hate to have to cover her up all day just to keep her quiet. I live in an apartment and don't want to annoy neighbors. Please help me!
2007-01-30 17:01:52 · 4 answers · asked by cows_the_word 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I've had many animals in the past, and one thing all of behave poorly to attract attention. There are two basic options for you, you can ignore the dog and deprive it of the detention it wants, or you can dicipline the dog so that it knows it isn't supposed to bark. I recommend the latter because since it is a puppy it is far more determined to get attention than you are to quiet the dog. One very important thing to remember is that you can only teach a dog to do two things, to mind you or not to mind you. I think part of the problem you have is that you are not following through with your commands. When I had my chocolate lab puppy, I spent several hours teaching it tricks and commands, but primarily I was teaching it that I was the boss and that I make the rules and not the other way around.
I think one common misconception about this method is that it destroys the personality of the dog, but it is simply not the case, especially since it is only three months old. The only way this is the case is when people dont control their animals, and are as a result abused. If you spend enough time with your dog and dont quit a training session until something is accomplished, and enforce the rules you will effectively have a wonderful pet without any dicipline. You will also receive many compliments about how well manered your dog is and ask what your secret is.
If you want a quicker way to dicipline the dog, simply bop it litely on the nose or give it a little smack on the butt. not hard just enough so that it realizes you are unhappy with it. Quickly it will associate the dicipline with the barking or whatever else in the future it may do. I hope this helps you and your dog!
2007-01-30 17:37:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jonathan M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ahhh, yes, the lovable, OBNOXIOUS dachshund...
Try using ICE cold water in a squirt bottle. Or, a better alternative is to just completely ignore her when she barks, even as far as turning your back on her. As soon as she stops barking for a second, turn around and praise her like crazy. This is "positive reinforcement". Since punishing her bad behavior doesn't work, try praising her for her good behavior and forgetting she exists when she barks.
2007-01-30 17:32:51 · answer #2 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point is to communicate to the dog what's up. Try the blanket repeatedly, over and over, not for a long time. Leave it off til she barks, put it on, whenshes quiet take it off. Y ou must develop a method of showing dis pleasure.
2007-01-30 17:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by charlie at the lake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-30 17:11:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋