Barking Uncontorlabley!

ChiChi · 01-31-2005, 02:20 PM

okay i kno this may sound dumb, but BRODY WONT SHUT UP! i kno he is a sheltie but is there anything that will calm him down other than those expensive bark control collars???

sheltiepups · 01-31-2005, 02:49 PM

Does he bark when he is with you? just when he can't see you? Does he bark for no reason? Teaching him "be quite" might work. The shelties do not bark in the house, they only bark when they have to go out or when the oil person is here.

Edited for spelling

flyndog · 01-31-2005, 03:18 PM

ChiChi, we need more info. BTW, Just Say No to bark collars!!!!

Rip's Girl · 01-31-2005, 03:22 PM

Well, what's he barking at?

ChiChi · 01-31-2005, 03:54 PM

HE BARKS AT EVRYTHING! he is more quiet in teh house but still barks, he espically starts to bark when someone is over, when the little girls scream, at the doorbell, when we dont pay attention to him, and the list goes on and on.... i have beem wrkin on the "be quiet thing, it isnt too bad, but my dad is better at it, becuz he is the dominant male...lol but i will try harder with the be quiet thing!

linnie · 01-31-2005, 04:01 PM

No to a bark collar.
how about a bottle of water spray.. When you tell him no and he doesnt listen spray him with water. He will soon learn

flyndog · 01-31-2005, 04:05 PM

I bark when little girls scream, too.

Brody is just joining in the *barking*
These barks are for different reasons.
For alert barking, like when the door bell rings or someone is outside, let him bark a few times because that's his job as a dog. You can teach him to come and get you when he's on alert, or you can teach him "enough" (or be quiet or shut up or whatever, just don't shout). That way he understands that you know there is potential danger and he's alerted you to it. Job done.
For barking for attention, you have to ignore him (no matter how horrible it is at first. He really will stop in a few days.) If you tell him to be quiet or pay any attention to him, you've taught him that barking works.
Sometimes when people are standing up, talking to each other (loudly or excitedly), dogs don't understand what's going on and they bark to make *you* stop barking. Sometimes it helps if you stand sideways to the person you're talking to.
And everybody in the family has to do the same things or it won't work. It won't work if one person ignores attention barking and somebody else tells him to be quiet instead.

01-31-2005, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChiChi Sheltie Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina YEEHAW! Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 109	Barking Uncontorlabley! okay i kno this may sound dumb, but BRODY WONT SHUT UP! i kno he is a sheltie but is there anything that will calm him down other than those expensive bark control collars???
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01-31-2005, 02:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
sheltiepups Semper Fidelis - Marines Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,438 Rep Power: 132	Does he bark when he is with you? just when he can't see you? Does he bark for no reason? Teaching him "be quite" might work. The shelties do not bark in the house, they only bark when they have to go out or when the oil person is here. Edited for spelling
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01-31-2005, 03:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
flyndog Unleash The Possibilities Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Marfa, TX Posts: 3,969 Rep Power: 185	ChiChi, we need more info. BTW, Just Say No to bark collars!!!!
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Rip's Girl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,580 Rep Power: 144	Well, what's he barking at?
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01-31-2005, 03:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
ChiChi Sheltie Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina YEEHAW! Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 109	HE BARKS AT EVRYTHING! he is more quiet in teh house but still barks, he espically starts to bark when someone is over, when the little girls scream, at the doorbell, when we dont pay attention to him, and the list goes on and on.... i have beem wrkin on the "be quiet thing, it isnt too bad, but my dad is better at it, becuz he is the dominant male...lol but i will try harder with the be quiet thing!
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linnie tibbie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,051 Rep Power: 174	No to a bark collar. how about a bottle of water spray.. When you tell him no and he doesnt listen spray him with water. He will soon learn
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01-31-2005, 04:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
flyndog Unleash The Possibilities Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Marfa, TX Posts: 3,969 Rep Power: 185	I bark when little girls scream, too. Brody is just joining in the barking These barks are for different reasons. For alert barking, like when the door bell rings or someone is outside, let him bark a few times because that's his job as a dog. You can teach him to come and get you when he's on alert, or you can teach him "enough" (or be quiet or shut up or whatever, just don't shout). That way he understands that you know there is potential danger and he's alerted you to it. Job done. For barking for attention, you have to ignore him (no matter how horrible it is at first. He really will stop in a few days.) If you tell him to be quiet or pay any attention to him, you've taught him that barking works. Sometimes when people are standing up, talking to each other (loudly or excitedly), dogs don't understand what's going on and they bark to make you stop barking. Sometimes it helps if you stand sideways to the person you're talking to. And everybody in the family has to do the same things or it won't work. It won't work if one person ignores attention barking and somebody else tells him to be quiet instead.
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