I seriously need some advice about barking.My girls are just brilliant dogs,friendly( and thats an understatement) obedient and get on well with dogs and even cats but when i have them out on a walk their barking is becoming a serious problem.The american cockers defiantely start it,my american cockapoo and tibetan terrier join in but rarely my english cockapoos but its sooooo embarrassing extremely loud and for someone ho doesnt kno them they coould easily be mistaken for being aggressive,it sounds it but definately isnt,they just want to play and its becoming a big game,its like they are saying hey guys here comes another dog lets go and bark at that one and see what he does!!! When they are are the lead they walk beautifully and ive had so many compliments how i make walking 6 dogs on the lead look easy but its not me,they are just great on the lead......until they see another dog oh boy the noise is deafening,pleeeeese someone give me some advice lol.I did get a behaviourist but she told me to reward the silence but they soon realised barking meant food so they went silent for the food then barked some more,little monkeys!!! xxxx
mandym
its so funny what they react to. Silly things on our walks like a bin bag next to a bin or a car parked where there isn't usually one. I always praise Dylan for barking a warning because he's doing what he is supposed to and one day he could be alerting us to a real danger.
You are all very generous! I have told my pup he will be a social pariah if he doesn't quieten down:embarrassed:Dyan's bark/howl isn't annoying like a continual yap yap yap though. Its quite a funny bark and its obviously done in a fun mood!
As everyone who was at 'Poo Fest '11 will tell you, Dylan is quite possibly the noisiest dog on the planet. I don't think he stopped barking and howling for the entire time we were there. In the house he's completely quiet, it's just when he's excited and playing that he barks and howls with joy. I think it's his toy poodle dad that's responsible and I've not tried to stop him because I would feel like I was spoiling his fun. It's just so much a part of his nature. However there are times when I would love him to shut up! I don't have a solution, I'm afraid. You could try a water spray - that's what they used at the dog training classes I went to. Sometimes I'll anticipate when he's about to howl (for example if he has a ball or stick he'll drop it then howl for me to throw it) and say a firm NO to stop him. That usually works. The cockapoo species seems to be divided into noisy and quiet, and I know which one I've got
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