barking problems

Wolfsoul, leather is adorable! Thanx for sharing those pics!:)

Thanks! :) I'm so happy to finally have pics of her! :D

Your very welcome! Ill have to put up some pics of Molly and Daisy!:D :)

Oooh, I can't wait to see! :D

This is the most ridicules argument I've ever heard!
We used a small water bottle for Millie because she wouldn't stop jumping. She jumps up into your face and nips and screams BLOODY murder when we come home. The FINE MIST from the water bottle calms her down. She will LISTEN to me if she sees the bottle. She'll SIT and be petted. Much more pleasant for everyone. She has been to obedience and is a very good girl; she just gets over stimulated. Our trainers agree that this is about the only way to settle her down enough to LISTEN to us. We can usually come in the door and tell her to sit for a pet and she’ll do it now.

Now if someone were turning on the hose full force and spraying the dog in the face, that would be entirely different. Obviously, that’s not the case here.

Actually, when we got Abbey, they man who runs the beagle rescue uses a spray bottle--he had 15 dogs in the house, and some of them get a little more excited than others. He only has them temporarily, and cares for them a lot more than their previous owners have, so I would hardly call a little mist on them abuse.
I don't see anything wrong with a little mist, like Micki said, some dogs get soooooo excited, sometimes it's used to just get their attention.

jguitaristr
wolfsoul has the right to have a dog, and if she loves the dog, then yes she SHOULD too have her dog:)

why does the dog bark? maybe it needs attention at those times?
Im not saying you don't pay attention to the dog, but I would think if a dog is barking, it is in pain, lonely or hears a noise...right? maybe just a little more tlc at the time it is barking?

I have to ad my 2 cents into this thread.. I agree that a little water never hurt any dog. Furthermore I am sorry that you are so closed minded about your ideas. Regardless of your opinion, many of us do have to consider neighbors. Maybe you don't, but lots of us do and it is unfair and unreasonable to say we should not have pets, just because we have neighbors. You do not have the right to tell wolfsoul or any of us that we shouldn't. Attitudes like yours will only keep the great people on here from even wanting to give any advice for fear of being judged, and I for one happen to appreciate their advice a great deal.. Is why I am here. Have you ever heard the phrase "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all" ..Evidently not.

Jaquetta

cfuh, I'll bet you didn't expect to start a huge debate, did you?

I have stopped my dogs from barking excessively simply by removing them from the area where they're barking. For example, when I take Jake outside I'll leave him out until he starts barking, then bring him back inside immediately. Now he knows that if he barks he has to come in.

If he's barking at the front door, I move him away from the door.

My neighbor has helped, too, by yelling "Lay off, Jake!" if he starts barking. My neighbor loves Jake, and she's pretty proud of herself for helping to stop his barking.

Jake's a Sheltie - they're notoriiously barky, but we haven't had any complaints about Jake.

Good luck!

I know how you feel. At 6:00 am this lady with two black poodles comes by and makes my dogs bark. So now we have to keep our dogs in til 6:30am.

My dog Meika is a Golden Retriever. Last summer she had 14 puppies but the runt died the next day.One of her puppies we kept.She is mine.Her name is Trouper. She's the one who starts barking.

I am new to this pet talk forum and it makes me very uneasy to post any questions or need for advice, I would never want anyone to tell me that I shouldn't have dogs. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but a line must be drawn, before things get too personal. Afterall, we are all here to gain more knowledge so that we can take care of our dogs and communicate with them better so they live longer/healthier lives!


Wolfsoul has been very helpful in giving me advice on taking care of my new yellow lab puppy, if it wasn't for her, I would still be wondering how to handle certain situations! :)

Just had to add my 2 cents I guess!

Michelle

Thanks everyone :)

jaquetta, well said!

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