barking..

[areese]

I've been trying a new tactic for barking. My dogs don't bark a LOT, really, as it is so quiet around here. But because it is so quiet, if the tv or music isn't on, you hear everything. A deer snorted in the driveway and I swear I thought it was in the kitchen LOL.
So when the dogs bark, I am suppressing my desire to yell SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPP! (which never works anyway) and have tried whispering instead. seriously. Or just very quietly saying...ok, I got it , guys, I hear you, it's all good. Then get softer and softer. It seems to work! at least work faster than joining in, so to speak.

[lotsadox]

I'll have to try that. Cash and Scooter bark sometimes, but it tends to be the "barkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbark" kind of barking. We'll see if they even notice me whispering to them

[oceangirls]

perhaps if I whispered "treat!" mine would shut up, but then I think that would teach them to bark for treats .

[Lisa]

I am testing this today. Shut the **** up isn't working for me at all :smile:

[Ivan]

I tried it yesterday, but my calm whisper was no match for the menace at the doorbell. Undaunted, we'll try again.

[lotsadox]

Well, I haven't really given the whisper a good try yet, but Cash was barking in the back yard last night and I went out on the deck to see what was up. There was a golf ball laying there (we have a LOT of bad golfers) so I picked it up and lobbed it off the deck so it landed about 4 ft from him. He did shut up