desertranger Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Mookie our rough collie has always been a very vocal dog. Lots of barking of course. She also talks, yips, gruffs, growls and whines. Until now it's never been a problem. However she talks to Jin and he's starting to talk back and worse bark. N ow I can probably put up with the talking as long is it doesn't get too obnoxious (should record some and post it) but barking is not something we want. The floor is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach BCs Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have a screamer. She's wonderful in most respects except for the screaming. She'll do it when she's happy/excited. To get it under control we named the behavior 'tell' allowing her to scream on request. It took a while for her to grasp it. It was alot like telling someone not to laugh when you tell them a very funny joke. This works for some, but not for others. But it's worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire24 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I'm interested to hear what people say about this. My parents have three great dogs that get extremely obnoxious when someone comes to the door. It's hard to control all of them, so most people get the impression that they're just yappy annoying dogs. Plus I guess the german shepherd can be pretty intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_Deutscher Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 One opens the front door and says, "Take that the hell outside!" PETE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Howard Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have one that yodells when she's excited, I have found that I can ask her to sit and it breaks her out of it. Don't know why but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraC Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I agree with Mona, when Jake gets overly vocal, I give him a command. Sit, Down, High Five, etc... It breaks him out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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