fearful dog barking

Your dog is barking because she is bored to tears. Either get another dog to play with her during the day, or reconcile yourself to a lot of walking before and after work. A tired dog is a good dog. Dogs need exercise so they're good and tired when the rest of their pack is away. If you can't do that yourself, can you maybe hire a walker to do it for you? Even a teenager who can come over before or after school would help.

s books and videos would help an older dog. YES! Chica, the dog we recently lost to renal failure, was aggressive, fearful and neurotic her entire life and it was our fault. We didn't understand how to socialize her and did the worst possible thing: we shrank her world even further and kept her away from other dogs and people.

Mine does2! My poor dad can't even give me a hug wtout the dog barking.

I agree that this is a reasonable fear and probably one you shouldn't mind overall. That's a big A dog. Maybe she will warm up but that she is initially fearful? That makes sense. He's a huge dog. As a dog lover, I can understand. Hopefully she will begin to be less stressed by the dog over time.

He was the quietest dog. But lately he has started barking constantly. Anytime anyone comes over he barked. He will bark when he wants food or sometimes just sit and bark at you for no reason. A month or so ago he fell off a table and hurt his shoulder. We took him to the vet and got him meds and he has been cleared. He also got a complet checkup and nothing was wrong. All his tests were negative for anything. I just can’t figure why he has started barking.

What I found help for my dog was whenever she began barking at a noise, to walk over to her, tell her to shhhh or quiet but you have to do it calmly and just touch her like on her back, sort of like comforting a friend, and when she quiets, praise her by saying what a good girl she is and maybe a small treat, I also found it helpful when comforting her/shh ing her to make sure she knows its an undesired behavoir by showing it with your body language but also showing her she is safe.

My French bulldog won't stop barking at our maids whenever they are upstairs. He barks at them whenever my other dog(a Shih tzu) is with him and whenever they are upstairs, if they are downstairs he doesn't. My maids are having a hard time cleaning because of him, how do I stop him from barking at them? Keeping them out isn't an option because we have two other dogs(a pug and a mixed breed Labrador) outside and if we keep him out they fight.

Have someone walk their dog in front of your house, and as soon as your dog moves into barking position, you have to get up and block the dog. Just stand in front of him and don't let him "see" the other dog. If a firm touch on the neck and a "shhh!" won't redirect his attention to you, then use the squirt bottle right in the face. Some dogs can be redirected with a different sound. A Coke can filled with BBs or pennies works well sometimes.

I am now getting complaints from the neighbors that she is barking no stop while I am at work. I have tried leaving the radio or TV on for her but nothing seems to work......PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

8 weeks ago, I got a pom from a couple with a son that had ashbergers that couldn't keep her. She is 4 and in great shape, we got her a check up at the vet, she is happy and a extemely sweet dog, I've even thaught her paw and we are working on sit. She has an excessive barking problem, whenever someone comes over she will sit infront of them and bark endlessly, then she will finally go down stairs but at the slightest noise she will be back upstairs barking.

cherylsangel~~I'm wondering if Lucky is smart enough to STOP barking...maybe after a few shocks he'd stop...I don't know the loud sound thing didn't work. I thought it would. It's supposed to be kinda like a dog whistle...

I know cats can get very jealous but can dogs be like that? Lately my dog (3yr old Red Healer) has been barking every day and night, mostly at night though which is the problem. Could she be jealous of the baby and acting up? She use to sleep all night but now she barks at every little noise, some nights we are getting up every hour to shut her up. We've tried taking her out for walks everyday but that doesn't make a difference. What can we do to stop this? Any suggestions? Thanks.

What a bunch of morons! When they came, didn't they hear the other dog that was barking non-stop and see it out in the rain yesterday? That poor baby. It seems that all the money that I donate to different animal services really don't do much. Where is the SPCA??????? I give them many donations...maybe they should come off my list. I am very angry and upset about this.. Kitten...when did they say that they are coming again? Those incompetent morons???? Thanks for being on this.

A dog who flings himself at his crate door and is terrifically excited is not going to be the dog for you. You want a dog who is curious and interested, but not overly excited. Conversely, a dog who is cringing in the back of its crate is probably fearful and insecure, and it sounds like you aren't familiar enough with dogs to deal effectively with either extreme. While it's true that Goldens are generally great "people" dogs, so are many other breeds.

The dogs should be in your lease in which case he cannot kick you out. He can't sue for barking. You can hire a trainer to help correct behavior and barking problems.

I hope someone else has some good advice for you, but I will say that try not to let the barking bother you too much, cause when your dog is gone its too quiet.

ll be like a little devil when the baby is born! You will have a hard time with a crying baby and a barking dog! This puppy needs training. He needs to see you as Ruler of the home, his Pack Leader. The person who is in charge. I'm not the best person to advise you on dog behavior. You could take him to a behaviorist (your vet could recommend one I'm sure) or if that's too expensive for your budget, buy a good book on dog training, or get one ordered through your library.

My dog has been acting out 2...not only am I preg but our other dof had puppies 8wweeks ago...so theres 2 puppies.running around making her jealous 2...my poor baby.I feel so bad..shes acting like a brat tho!! Gos outside and barks forever!!..grrr..I cant take it...

There is more to this than just barking dogs. There are laws against allowing a dog to bark all night, you should have called the police about this. But for you to become so depressed over barking dogs tells me there is more going on. It's become an obcession with you, and if you move, you will develop a new obcession. You need to seek psychiatric help with this. If your therapist is bad, find a new one. If your medication doesn't work, switch until you find one that does.

Oh no! I'm so sorry for this accident for everyone concerned. Luckily, it sounds like the people involved were very nice about the whole thing. Sick or not, you have a dog with a very dominant personality and in his mind, HE owns you both. It's past time to regain authority over your dog. :-) The so-called "dog expert" you hired is a total idiot.

This training establishes you as leader, gives you positive control with the dog, gives the dog confidence and security etc. There is a fine line with praising and encouraging (and controlling) protective behavior and having a dog that could be a problem. A GOOD trainer will help you with that. DO NOT use a trainer that uses harsh techniques like pinch collars etc.

I have 2 bull mastiffs... When I brought my daughter home from the hospital my mom was scared to death they would hurt her and wake her up constantly.. They are great with her first off but we did watch them close at first. She is 19 months now and they let her roll and climb all over them and are so good with her. You will have to see how he does at first and go from there. As for the barking mine bark loud!!!

From the Dog's Perspective I knock myself out to please the leader of my pack. Day in and day out, I follow his lead; sit when I'm told to sit; eat when he lets me eat; sleep where he tells me to sleep; and go to the bathroom when he's ready to take me for a walk. And what do I ask for in return? Just to be able to shower affection and attention on my Leader, and to receive praise (and a few belly rubs) for a job well done.

Anybody know how i can stop my 6 month old chihuahua from barking at people and dogs when i take her for a walk ??

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