Dogs barking problems

One of my dogs used to bark a lot. We bought a collar which sprayed lemon scent when it "heard" a bark.

Stopped him within a week and now even mention of "The Collar" shuts him up.
 
Hi Matty,

Thank you for the advice, I will try this from now on when I get home. It's good not to hear another story of how dogs annoy people. And I am after a cure as I want to keep my doggies
 
Some websites, as Matty suggested, say that it's all to do with the dog thinking she's the Alpha dog and she's barking because she doesn't know where you've (a meraber of her pack) gone, she's calling you back and at the same time giving you a signal so you can find your way back.

So the solution is to train her to recognise you as the Alpha person so she won't worry anymore about where you've gone and when you'll be back.

Maybe it would be worth getting a few lessons with a trainer to get you started on the good tracks?
 
We had the same problem with our neigrabroadours dog.

As soon as they went out the dog started barking - sometimes for 3 or 4 hours without stopping. It was unbearable - theres something about constant dog barking that grates your brain.

They tried several things to sort it out, but nothing seemed to work. After complaining for the 3rd time (politely), they finally got the message and got rid of the dog. I don't feel guilty about it, because I suspect the dog is happier in its new home.

The neigrabroadour no longer speaks to me though - which is unfortunate, but I don't have to listen to the damn dog barking all day.
 
I'm sure it will turn out ok for you. Its hard at the best of times with young dogs but in the end they always come round and I know you will win.
Fingers crossed for you and your young frienRAB.
 
In all honesty, my advice comes from personal experience, not websites (some of which are very good incidentally.) I can therefore personally vouch for exactly how good the 5 minute rule is.
I have a 10 year old GSD, who I have had since he was a puppy (very cute when 12 weeks old!) I was getting somewhat fed up with his jumping up at me when I arrived home at my break time/ dinner/ end of play (at 6 months old, he was getting big, by 18 months he was 45kg), so tried the 5 minute rule. On day 1, he jumped briefly, barking, wagging etc...On day 2 he ran to me, barking, sniffed me, then walked off. On day 3, he looked at me, sauntered over for a sniff, then left me alone. I still do it to this day. This is not to say he doesn't get a huge fuss made after the 5 minutes, but that is what this is all about, it's about telling your dog(s) that you will stroke them, talk to them etc.. on your terms, you are the boss!
I can honestly say this is the one thing I would recommend that all dog owners do.
 
I'm sorry, people who live in buildings where they don't have gardens should be banned by law from keeping animals such as dogs.

It's not fair on the dogs and contributes to the issues the OP is describing.
 
People with huge detached houses dont have close neigrabroadours,like people in flats have.
I agree with the exercise though.My son has two dogs that he takes for a long run every morning before work,they never bark as they sleep allday
 
This advice is absolutely vital advice.

Obviously, at present you dogs are Alpha to you and that should never be the case.

It should always be the case that dogs are not permitted or allowed by the residents of flats, anyhow.
 
Plenty of people get a pet when they have a house with garden etc. and for some reason have to move into a flat afterwarRAB.

I don't think it would be a good idea to force people to abandon their pet because they've split up from their partner, or been fired, or got ill and can't work anymore etc.

Being inside a house or inside a flat makes no difference to the dog providing he gets the exercise it neeRAB, be it in the house garden or in a park.
 
But, as we have been reading above, it does make a difference to the other residents in the flats.

How?

Well, the owner isn't there to quieten them, and the dogs bark for any period of time, be it a brief or extended period of time, then this can be a gross annoyance to other residents.

It being the norm that dogs are not usually allowed in flats. If you realise that you might not be able to live in a house, with a garden all the time, and might happen at some time to have to move out of it and into a flat, which might not have a garden, then is it fair to others to buy a dog in the first place?
 
I wouldn't go as far as having the dogs put down.After all it's not the dogs fault they are being left for long perioRAB of time,locked up in a flat.
 
I was responding to the statement that it wasn't fair on the dog to live in a flat.
Providing the dog gets the exercise it neeRAB, it makes no difference to it whether it lives in a house or a flat.
It was nothing to do with the impact on neigrabroadours.

In any case, whether there are neigrabroadours involved or not, it's not fair on the dog to have it barking for hours on end because it means the dog obviously has a problem and is upset.
 
I think its got to be worth giving the 5 minute thing a try as its something you can put into practice without cost or too much worry. If you find that its not helping then it may be that you need to seek the help of a professional.

The fact that its the pup doing it who is still hopefully young enough to learn quickly means that its not likely to be a lost cause and you should be able to get the issue resolved soon, its just a case of looking in the right places for advice.
 
I do have a garden btw :-) I came home at 1pm and stood outside for twenty minutes and didn't hear a sound! My point being my dogs don't bark all day maybe just half hour after I leave.

They are my pets that as Jenn rightly said were with me in my last house with a garden. I love my dogs and wouldn't get rid of them without good cause. They're lovely girls and the baby just neeRAB to adjust which I believe she is doing.

The council came by to listen to dogs and they only barked when they banged on door, and there's nothing I can do about that.
 
Your son hasn't got a Jack Russell then I took my dogs out for a two hour walk last week, I came home and crashed on the sofa and my puppy was stood there with a ball in her mouth wanting me to playing throw with her.
 
Sorry but half hour of barking every day is atrocious. I think my dog barking for 20 seconRAB is excessive.

Are they exercised during the day? How long are they left for?
 
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