barking & debarking that is the question

hrs0005 said:
1. PICK HER UP: There is nothing Lexi loves more than our evening walk. We usually walk about 2 miles so you can imagine all the things there are to see. She used to absolutely flip out when she saw another person/dog/bike/skateboard/truck/motorcycle/ and the list goes on. While I was walking her anytime she started to make the least bit of noise I quickly picked her up in an awkward position, nothing to her hurt her, but in a way that almost made her out of breath or uncomfortable. After about 3 days of picking my wild girl up she got the picture.. quick!
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That's like the 'bottom walk' I do with Tully. When I am crossing the road the two dogs can get very silly - egged on by Tully of course. So when I want peace I pick her up and put her under my arm, bum facing forward (lucky she only weighs 6kg). It quietens her when we are walking across the road at least but that's about it.
 
*Caro said:
That's like the 'bottom walk' I do with Tully. When I am crossing the road the two dogs can get very silly - egged on by Tully of course. So when I want peace I pick her up and put her under my arm, bum facing forward (lucky she only weighs 6kg). It quietens her when we are walking across the road at least but that's about it.
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we need a pic of that- the mental pic had me laughing :lol:
 
emmygirl said:
WELL!!! I am working on it at least 5 times a day. We go for a walk in the morning and she barks at everything (cars skateboards, airplanes) still. I try to reward her the second she is quiet. Then she flips out at other dogs while in the house if she hears them. (this could last 10 minutes) I tried teaching her to "speak" on command. She does that with no trouble but the quiet just "aint happenin" at this time
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In my training classes the instructors have the dog owned human spray bitter apple directly into the barking dog's mouth whenever they bark. Has to be right away! This seems to work. Worth a try.
 
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