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Originally Posted by jam26
I'd like to know what can be done about dogs that bark. I have two, and we normally keep them under control fairly well. Whenever they start barking in the yard, I go get them and bring them inside. However, their favourite hobby is to sit by the window and bark at other dogs that pass by. It's not a big problem when the windows are shut, but in the spring and summer, their barks really carry.
Any training tips on how to get them to break this behaviour at this stage in their lives? They are five and seven years old and really feed off each other once they get going.
We haven't had any neighbour complaints, but I'm really self-conscious about this. It probably drives me nuts more than it does the neighbours.
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I started using the Dog Whisperer method of making a small mouth with your hand, and pinching them on the back of the neck with your thumb and index finger (or quasi-
biting them,) with it whenever they start up. Making the "
tsst," sound helps a lot, too. Usually by about the 2nd or 3rd "bite," they shut up. If that doesn't work, flip them over on their back with one of your hands on their chest and stare at them in the eye until they calm down.
Also picked up a citronella-spraying dog collar that squirts a small dose of citronella in the air whenever the dog barks, (just like a shock collar, but without the mean.) Thing works like a charm, as dogs don't like the smell of citronella.