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Clarkey · 05-04-2005, 11:27 PM

I've got this problem too. The dog get's so darn excited when anyone comes home. It's a mix of shrill squeeling and barking.

I've found that if you keep a treat in your pocket for when you come home you can get your dog to sit down and be quiet in anticipation of the treat. If you wait long enough before giving it (a minute or two) she'll settle down a little bit and not bark or squeel as much.

You can get those collars that vibrate or shoot out orange zest when they bark for when you are away. I assume that they would work well but dogs are smart and they would probably learn to associate that the negative reinforcement comes from the collar, therefor you would always have to have it on. This stuff is too expensive for me though.

05-04-2005, 11:27 PM	#8
Clarkey Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2002 Exp:	I've got this problem too. The dog get's so darn excited when anyone comes home. It's a mix of shrill squeeling and barking. I've found that if you keep a treat in your pocket for when you come home you can get your dog to sit down and be quiet in anticipation of the treat. If you wait long enough before giving it (a minute or two) she'll settle down a little bit and not bark or squeel as much. You can get those collars that vibrate or shoot out orange zest when they bark for when you are away. I assume that they would work well but dogs are smart and they would probably learn to associate that the negative reinforcement comes from the collar, therefor you would always have to have it on. This stuff is too expensive for me though.