My 6 month old King Charles Cavalier x poodle is happiest outside. We live in a townhouse with a rather large yard, the only problem is, at the back of our house there is a nature reserve with a walking track. People constantly walk their dogs along here early in the morning and although my puppy cannot see them, he can hear and smell them and goes bizerk. It does not help when people let their dogs walk leash free and allow them to go right up to the fence. He is not the only puppy that does it, there is a house up the road with a larger dog and it barks before mine. I am worried about upsetting the neighbours. The most noisiest time of barking is between 530AM to 630AM, we tell him to be quiet and he usually stops barking but will start up again once the next walker comes past. Any suggestions? PS-Letting him sleep inside is not an option.
2007-02-27 10:24:06 · 15 answers · asked by doofynic 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Wow, gee, I didn't realise I sounded so cruel. FYI-I love my charlie to bits and the reason he sleeps outside is because when he is inside he is so well potty trained that he holds his pee/poo until someone can let him out. He holds it in for so long that he often vomits, so of a night time it is much kinder to allow him to sleep outside. He is allowed inside when we are home so we can monitor him. Also, I never said that I wanted to stop him barking completely, if you read the question I was asking for advice on how to keep other dogs away. Thankyou to the few who have answered correctly and not gotten on their highhorses when they didn't read the question at all. By the way, dogs are naturally wild animals and being outside stimulates their senses much more than being molly coddled inside as some of you obviously do to your pets. I consider this cruel as you are not letting them experience their life as they would like it and are treating them like babies!
2007-02-27 10:39:29 · update #1
Well there are two approaches you can take, one involving patience and alot of time and the other involving technology and money.
If you spend time out with the puppy when this behavior occurs you can scold the puppy when he barks so that he learns this is not appropriate. You should also reward the puppy when people walk by or distractions occur and he is quiet. This will be time consuming and will take alot of patience and work on your part.
The other option - There are collars that emit sounds, smells, and even shocks to dogs if they bark. You could purchase one of these at a Pet-Co or over the internet. You could start with the one that just beeps or emits a foul smell to the pup so he learns not to bark. If this does not work then go the schock route. This is not a big jolt but like a static pop - its unpleasant but you aren't frying the dog so don't worry about that. Quckly the dog will associate the barking with the unpleasant sound/smell/shock and will learn not to bark at these stimuli. A word of caution though, a smart dog will learn he can bark when the collar is not on and get no punishment.
2007-02-27 10:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why can't people just be polite when answering questions? You are a good enough dog owner to ask a question despite the rude answers you receive, so it is apparent that you care about your dog. I took an obedience class with one of my dogs once and a person in the class had the same problem that you have, the trainer's suggestion was to get a collar that would give the dog a slight shock when the dog barks. This is not cruel for the dog, it is only for training purposes.
2007-02-27 10:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
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2017-02-17 14:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know the times that the pup will start to bark, get up early and let him in.
the other thing that worries me is that you said your pup holds it in so long that he throws up. that's not normal. if your pup cant hold it for more than 6 hours sounds like there is a medical issue. also, if you are not home long enough for the dog to be released to go to the bathroom, it maybe better that you not have a dog until you have time for him. i'm sorry that sounds cruel to say, but dogs need lots of attention, you cant jst leave him alone for long periods of time.
2007-02-27 10:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by hydez2002 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is very natural for a dog to bark when other dogs walk by or just people for that matter. There is not much you can do about it unless you spend bookoo amount of time with your dog.
2007-02-27 10:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
well you could teach him to use a doggy door but that posses the threat of burgulars... bark collars is also and option but those are bad for dogs especaly hunting dogs....train him not to bark is also an option like if there's a petco or something over by you they have training secsions
2007-02-27 10:49:19 · answer #6 · answered by Zoe 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You won't let your dog inside, and now you want him to not bark? I know you wrote that he's "happiest outside" but you also wrote "Letting him sleep inside is not an option". I'm sorry, and I know this will probably garner a lot of "thumbs-down", but I wouldn't offer any tips to you, because hey, the dog's got to have SOMETHING.... What's next, how to get him to not poop anymore?
2007-02-27 10:30:47 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa P 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Talk to your vet about getting him debarked.. Alot of people will tell you it is mean... but it isn't... and it will let you keep the dog without upsetting your neighbors.
2007-02-27 10:29:55 · answer #8 · answered by Ecofreako 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
well i would probably say to organize some sort of material that you can put around the fence (a dark one id say) so that dogs passing by cant see him and he cant see them.
2007-02-27 10:27:20 · answer #9 · answered by Val® 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Get an electric collar at Petsmart. It should help and it doesn't hurt them.
2007-02-27 10:40:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋