Originally posted by MariaM
Everytime he can't reach us though he starts barking and I say "SHUSH!" and if he doesn't stop then I go over and say it again and hit him on the nose (not hard enough to hurt him or anything)
By then he stops but 2 minutes later he is barking again. Will he grow out of it? Or is there anything else I can do?
Maybe he's barking for attention? If that's the case then going over him, even if you give him a little bump on the nose, will be giving him attention, so that might be why he's barking again. Maybe you could try runing around with him to tire him out. Try to focus his attention elsewhere. And then when he barks just ignore him, so he knows that barking won't get your attention.

Or you could train him to do something else to get your attention, like go up to you and sit. It's probably hard now, since he has to be on a cable, but when you get the fence fixed he should be able to do it. Tell him to sit and give him attention and love and biscuits when he does and he'll get the idea, and come sit by you when he wants attention. ^_^

And congrats on your new pup!!!