need to train dog not to bark in 2 weeks help

Mupette

sarabe wrote: »

thank you threemuttleys

Mupette, it's much easier to teach a dog to do something than it is to teach them not to do something.

If you move in and you let your dog bark and then correct him you may stop the barking at that moment but it may create other problems and he'll still bark next time you are not there to correct him.

Doing the CM poking or squirting with water as someone suggested will teach him to start avoiding you.

I would suggest that you create good habits so that going in the garden is for doing things other than barking.

Move in with the attitude that he won't bark in the garden instead of that he will and how to stop it

Playing with him out there as someone suggested is a great idea but don't wait for him to think about barking and then try and distract him because you will most likely struggle, just go out and play, take a wee break, play again and then come in.

I'd also suggest feeding him in the garden from your hand. If you feed a dry food put it in your pocket and go outside with him and hand feed him. (If you feed wet food then put it in a pouch perhaps) Do this by saying his name in an excited voice as you move backwards and he comes towards you and takes the food from your hand.

If you do this for everything that he eats then imagine what he will do everytime you say his name when you are both in the garden.

Have him on a lead to start with everytime you are in the garden.

Perhaps liase with the neighbour so that you can have a few practice sessions out there when she won't be out with her dogs to start with.

Clicker training is great for this sort of thing as well. You could teach him to do anything that is incompatable with barking.

brilliant advice thank you

Hintza

Good luck OP. Not really much advice but you just need to be on his case constantly and the Tsst sounds good to me.

I am so lucky the Spaniel doesn't bark at any of the folk/animals/dogs that are normally around us. But soon creates merry hell if a stranger appears it is an absolute joy because if he starts I know something is not right.

GemmaBuckle

Hi - just thought I'd poke my nose in! Sarabe mentioned giving food by hand to your dog whilst in the garden - perhaps you could build even more on this by stopping feeding him if he barks in the garden? If he wants the food he'll soon learn that barking stops it coming!
I notice you mentioned that you had been housebound. My I ask if this is the case? And if so does your dog get his exercise from somebody else? Some dogs bark more if they're wound-up, so if he got some really long walks perhaps it would tire him out a bit!
I notice we have some Cesar fans here - I'm more of a Victoria Stillwell (It's Me Or The Dog) fan (please don't stone me! LOL). She teaches a quiet command - when your dog is barking, stand in front of him. As soon as he stops say "quiet" very calmly and make a hand movement - Victoria holds her arms out in front of her, arms together, then moves them apart as she says quiet. Sort of. It's hard to explain. Then reward. Just another variation on the "teaching" idea.
Good luck,
G

declutterqueen

Hi,
I had problems with my dog barking when we went to bed at night for attention!
I was told by a police dog trainner to fill a tin with stones and shake it next to him everytime he did it, It worked..
I keep the tin now in his room he can see it.
You never know.. might work for you?

mrcol1000

declutterqueen wrote: »

Hi,
I had problems with my dog barking when we went to bed at night for attention!
I was told by a police dog trainner to fill a tin with stones and shake it next to him everytime he did it, It worked..
I keep the tin now in his room he can see it.
You never know.. might work for you?

Well done, you have successfully made your dog scared to bark in your presence.

declutterqueen

He still barks but not at night time when he is not ment to!!!

foreign_correspondent

declutterqueen wrote: »

Hi,
I had problems with my dog barking when we went to bed at night for attention!
I was told by a police dog trainner to fill a tin with stones and shake it next to him everytime he did it, It worked..
I keep the tin now in his room he can see it.
You never know.. might work for you?

my brother tried this with my dad's dog - he just learnt to hate the tin as he knew a nasty sound was coming - he didn't stop barking, just re-directed his barking at the tin, and started trying to 'kill' it everytime it appeared... however, a less confident dog may have been really scared and upset by it. We found that distraction and treats worked better - he now barks at visitors, but for a much more acceptable period of time... he also barks when there is someone outside, when the paper comes, and when he is very happy or excited (like when my dog visits, and he wants her to play) or when he cant reach his ball... (eg. if it gets stuck under a chair!)

I have come to the conclusion that part of it is because he was being left for so long in his last home (his owners worked full time) that he became very bored and hyper aware of anything that happened and was barking as a form of stimulation....and partiallly that he is just a vocal little dog.

sarabe gave me some very good advice at the time (thanks) and he has now been there 6 months and is far more relaxed than he was, and the barking is much less persistant than it was! He also now knows what is being asked of him when someone says 'quiet!' (or 'shurrup!') and does his best to comply!

Good luck with your dog

ejsmith

All good advice, the fact that you are moving house should work in your favour as dogs are creatures of habit and if he gets into a habit of a couple of barks to alert you, then you as pack leader takes over you should be there. However, JRTs are wee bit stubborn so you could consider one of the collars which make an ultrasonic sound when the dogs bark, which the dog doesn't like - most training depends on good timing and you can't be in the garden with him all the tie. If you contact you're local council the dog warden may be able to loan you one for free and/or give more advice. And definitely speak to the neighbour.

sarabe

ejsmith wrote: »

All good advice, the fact that you are moving house should work in your favour as dogs are creatures of habit and if he gets into a habit of a couple of barks to alert you, then you as pack leader takes over you should be there. However, JRTs are wee bit stubborn so you could consider one of the collars which make an ultrasonic sound when the dogs bark, which the dog doesn't like - most training depends on good timing and you can't be in the garden with him all the tie. If you contact you're local council the dog warden may be able to loan you one for free and/or give more advice. And definitely speak to the neighbour.

One of my new clients had an ultrasonic device. She set it off in the office (I was curious) and my ears were still hurting 2 hours later. My colleague who was stood behind me had the sense to put her fingers in her ears first.

Dog's ears are far more sensitive than ours and it is incredibly cruel to deliberately give a dog an earache when it is so easy to use management and positive reinforcement for training and behaviour modification.

Mupette

We've found a lovely field just a seconds around the corner, where everyone takes their dogs, the first few times i will be taking pup will be quite a noisey time, but with patience pup should be used to seeing the same dogs all the time and hopefully start making friends with them.

Aparetly retired dog trainers go there too, so i am looking forward to some good advice from them too.