How can I stop my dog barking when he is alone ?
I have to be with my dog 24 hours a day at the moment and its doing my head in ! If I pop out in the evening he barks & annoys my neighbours. I take him to work & walk him a couple of miles on the way to meetings and as soon as I leave him with food & watter in the car for a half hour meeting he barks & dosn't stop. I walk him miles to tire him feed & water him etc etc - should I muzzle him, beat him ! leave him bark & eventually he'll get bored !! help - it's ruling my life !!!
Answers:
Get him a companion dog. He is lonely.
give him a muslim to play wiv
Have you ever given your dog peanutbutter? He will keep his trap shut for ages and give you hours of fun watching him!!!!!
muzzel
hot dog with a sleeping pill in it,, worked for my nieghbhors dog at night
shoot the dog..no no.get a muzzle
Try leaving the tv on for him when you go out. It shut my friends dog up as it distracted him from other things and he quite enjoyed watching it and didn't feel so lonely
What noise does a barking dog make, when a tree falls on it and there's nobody there to hear the crunch
Try putting the TV on or the radio on. As if you were still at home.
You know that shrinks for dogs exists? Try to see if there is a internet site on this, to get a better answer of why he keep sdoing this.
let him know its wrong by tapping him on the nose not beating him if you teach him to be quiet he will eventually it just takes time im afraid i hope it works out for you its very frustrating i know but once he knows who his master is he will listen and you will have a friend to take wherever you want to go ahh bless nite think its time i went to bed now
shock collar.
Hate to say it- but maybe you should give him to a family where someone is home most of the time.
It would be in his best interest.
get him married. then wife will do all the talking and that lame dog will have to listen all his life
Buy another dog
shock collar is the best idea, a few barks and he won't want to bark much anymore, I know it sounds harsh but it is the most succesful way to stop a dog barking 24/7, plus you get to keep the collar for party games when your drunk, they're fun.
You don't have to get a muzzle, and you don't need to give him to another family who's home all the time (how many of you would give up your child to "another family that's home all the time"?!)
There are bark therapy collars that emit a small burst of citronella (yuck!) in the vicinity of the dogs nose when his barks reach a certain decibal or number of barks (you determine). While some stubborn, hard to train dogs end up wearing the collars for quite a while, some only need to wear it for a few weeks before they get the message. Barks = smelly stuff!
If you adopted your dog from a humane society/shelter, they may be able to offer you a discount on a citronella collar (or they might even rent or lend you one) or, at the very least, their behaviorist should be able to assist you with the training. It's in their best interests: they don't want to see the dog relinquished at the shelter for a problem that is wholly fixable -- and they certainly don't want to have to investigate charges that you've beaten your dog out of sheer frustration. Even if you didn't adopt him from a shelter.talk to them.
Good luck to you both!
Get him a bark colar.
They have them for small dogs at wallmart
trust me they work and he'll just egt a little zap when he barks he'll get the picture fast
I had a dog like this.They call it 'seperation anxiety' he loves you so much that he just wants to be with you ALLL the time and protests when u leave him. You could try an Anti shock collar that another answerer mentioned but personally i don't think they work too well. You could try a muzzle too, make sure it';s the right fit though.I tried a muzzle on my jack russel dog but it managed to get it off and half strangle itself in the process. My dog not only protested by barking but tearing up the house too..Once i took him out in the car and nipped in the shop for five minutes and came back to find he'd tried tearing up the ar seats too.The neighbours sent the Environmental health depo around and we eventiually had no choice but to rehome him.(he came from a rescue centre so we didn't bring him up to abide by our own rules).Hope you have better luck!..
its been too hot in this country to leave a dog in a car? why dont you leave him at home and crate train him and try a calmer called VALLERIAN ROOT dose by weight. found at wal-mart. its for people. but is used to calm dogs and horses. its a herb.so still exersize and feed before work then when you get home again. good luck
I feel for you in your situation. I guess you know he is suffering from separation anxiety.
What I do with my dogs when it was only one is turn on the TV (he/she may like animal planet) or the radio with soft music.
It is the sound of human voices that seems to help.
Another option is get another dog for a companion. Dogs are social/pack animals (like people-smile). I have 4 dogs comprised of three breeds and never had the problem. Even when barking or growling at each other they stop when I tell them.
Another extreme, radical option is having it debarked. It is an operation done on its vocal chords.
Good Luck.
I used to pay a friend to have my dog when I was at work, it was only £5.00 but my mate enjoyed looking after my dog as he was not allowed 1 where he lived. If my friend could not have my dog, I used to leave the tv on as company for him.
Leaving a dog in the car is not a great idea.
He is barking cause he is also bored. And you have left him, advertise in the local shop for a family to have him while you are at work, dog sharing is great, they will also have him when you go on holiday and this cuts out kennel costs, all you need to provided is his/her bedding, bowls, food and toys.
get rid of the ghost in your house!
1. Surgically remove his vocal cords.
2. Slice the auditory nerves of your neighbours
3 Buy a soundproof car.
4 Change to a cat.
5 Convince him he's a stone.
6 Stop caring what anyone thinks.
7 Anytime he threatens to bark, just say the word 'Vet'.
8 Move to Mongolia.
9 Buy a bigger dog (that doesn't bark) to dominate your dog.
10 Stop feeding your dog meat. This is the real problem: too much meat. Buy 50,000 stick insects: Every time the dog barks, feed him stick insects for a week. Pretty quickly: quiet dog.
Try leaving a radio on or tape yourself with commands that he knows and see if that sorts it .
get a rubber ball which has holes in and put some of his favorite food inside it! that should hopefully keep him quite for a few hours while your out!
He's the Boss and knows it , go out but tell neighbours what you are doing they will understand and probably help by saying Shut Up! mine did ,at the moment yours is boss, Let him know you are ,Only with words though, or behavioural classes best of luck ,BOSS!
Dear Jim
He sounds like a young dog.
Take him to the vets and ask their advice.
They will probably suggest you sign up for obedience classes.
Also try and watch "Dog Borstal " on TV. They put some gravel in a water bottle and when dog misbehaves they give it a sharp shake:in a short time the dog stops the behaviour.
I have heard of a deterrent collar, when the dog barks it emits a whistle/mild discomfort/shock to the dog( same principle but hi-tech and would work when you're out)
This won't last forever...
Good luck to you both
M
PS you need to be his pack leader( dominant) and then he will do as you command-but not through hitting etc do obedience classes
or use a plant spray like they do on Scooby Doo!
You and your dog are co dependent TWATS, me and my dog are'nt . In fact we are double hard BASTARDS but maybe we both have a GRIP. TWAT HEAD.
It may sound cruel but consider a shock collar, it is only a tingle they get but it works. My friend had a similar problem and the collar sorted it out in just over a week.
Hi Jim
I had the same kind of problem with my westie, she would go nuts if i tyred to go out,,, so someone suggested that i leave the TV on for her and it worked a treat. Anything is worth a try
Its a common problem, he is stressed about being left. Barking is a request for your company. Seeing you walk away from the car is the last straw for his nerves.
http://www.apbc.org.uk/
http://www.apbc.org.uk/booklets.htm.
Please see a behavioural trainer. You can teach your dog how to behave when he is left alone, starting at home (not in the stressful car), and working your way up to getting out of the car and getting back in. Often!
Then you'd gradually move one step away, and so on.
You start at home by settling him in his bed with a chew and ignoring him, while at the same time you put a symbol on display. You put the symbol away, then notice him. But don;t make a big deal out of it.
I use brass ornaments from car boot sales, because they're not something I have around. Keep it hidden at all other times.
Gradually the symbol comes to mean 'you're not getting any attention form me, but everything's ok'.
You ignore him frequently and for varying lengths of time.
When he is relaxed and settled at home, with the symbol on the coffee table and you pretending he doesn't exist; then start to use it in the car. Get it out of a bag, ignore him, put it away again.
I know it sounds nuts but just keep at it, make an effort over time and he can learn to stay calm when you;re not there.
The problem with cars is idiots tap on the window to make the dog bark. Plus the dog is surrounded by glass, moving people and traffic, and can see you walk away.
So leave him with a security blanket and try recording a tape of you reading a book. Leave that playing.
Good luck and don;t give up!
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Answers:
Get him a companion dog. He is lonely.
give him a muslim to play wiv
Have you ever given your dog peanutbutter? He will keep his trap shut for ages and give you hours of fun watching him!!!!!
muzzel
hot dog with a sleeping pill in it,, worked for my nieghbhors dog at night
shoot the dog..no no.get a muzzle
Try leaving the tv on for him when you go out. It shut my friends dog up as it distracted him from other things and he quite enjoyed watching it and didn't feel so lonely
What noise does a barking dog make, when a tree falls on it and there's nobody there to hear the crunch
Try putting the TV on or the radio on. As if you were still at home.
You know that shrinks for dogs exists? Try to see if there is a internet site on this, to get a better answer of why he keep sdoing this.
let him know its wrong by tapping him on the nose not beating him if you teach him to be quiet he will eventually it just takes time im afraid i hope it works out for you its very frustrating i know but once he knows who his master is he will listen and you will have a friend to take wherever you want to go ahh bless nite think its time i went to bed now
shock collar.
Hate to say it- but maybe you should give him to a family where someone is home most of the time.
It would be in his best interest.
get him married. then wife will do all the talking and that lame dog will have to listen all his life
Buy another dog
shock collar is the best idea, a few barks and he won't want to bark much anymore, I know it sounds harsh but it is the most succesful way to stop a dog barking 24/7, plus you get to keep the collar for party games when your drunk, they're fun.
You don't have to get a muzzle, and you don't need to give him to another family who's home all the time (how many of you would give up your child to "another family that's home all the time"?!)
There are bark therapy collars that emit a small burst of citronella (yuck!) in the vicinity of the dogs nose when his barks reach a certain decibal or number of barks (you determine). While some stubborn, hard to train dogs end up wearing the collars for quite a while, some only need to wear it for a few weeks before they get the message. Barks = smelly stuff!
If you adopted your dog from a humane society/shelter, they may be able to offer you a discount on a citronella collar (or they might even rent or lend you one) or, at the very least, their behaviorist should be able to assist you with the training. It's in their best interests: they don't want to see the dog relinquished at the shelter for a problem that is wholly fixable -- and they certainly don't want to have to investigate charges that you've beaten your dog out of sheer frustration. Even if you didn't adopt him from a shelter.talk to them.
Good luck to you both!
Get him a bark colar.
They have them for small dogs at wallmart
trust me they work and he'll just egt a little zap when he barks he'll get the picture fast
I had a dog like this.They call it 'seperation anxiety' he loves you so much that he just wants to be with you ALLL the time and protests when u leave him. You could try an Anti shock collar that another answerer mentioned but personally i don't think they work too well. You could try a muzzle too, make sure it';s the right fit though.I tried a muzzle on my jack russel dog but it managed to get it off and half strangle itself in the process. My dog not only protested by barking but tearing up the house too..Once i took him out in the car and nipped in the shop for five minutes and came back to find he'd tried tearing up the ar seats too.The neighbours sent the Environmental health depo around and we eventiually had no choice but to rehome him.(he came from a rescue centre so we didn't bring him up to abide by our own rules).Hope you have better luck!..
its been too hot in this country to leave a dog in a car? why dont you leave him at home and crate train him and try a calmer called VALLERIAN ROOT dose by weight. found at wal-mart. its for people. but is used to calm dogs and horses. its a herb.so still exersize and feed before work then when you get home again. good luck
I feel for you in your situation. I guess you know he is suffering from separation anxiety.
What I do with my dogs when it was only one is turn on the TV (he/she may like animal planet) or the radio with soft music.
It is the sound of human voices that seems to help.
Another option is get another dog for a companion. Dogs are social/pack animals (like people-smile). I have 4 dogs comprised of three breeds and never had the problem. Even when barking or growling at each other they stop when I tell them.
Another extreme, radical option is having it debarked. It is an operation done on its vocal chords.
Good Luck.
I used to pay a friend to have my dog when I was at work, it was only £5.00 but my mate enjoyed looking after my dog as he was not allowed 1 where he lived. If my friend could not have my dog, I used to leave the tv on as company for him.
Leaving a dog in the car is not a great idea.
He is barking cause he is also bored. And you have left him, advertise in the local shop for a family to have him while you are at work, dog sharing is great, they will also have him when you go on holiday and this cuts out kennel costs, all you need to provided is his/her bedding, bowls, food and toys.
get rid of the ghost in your house!
1. Surgically remove his vocal cords.
2. Slice the auditory nerves of your neighbours
3 Buy a soundproof car.
4 Change to a cat.
5 Convince him he's a stone.
6 Stop caring what anyone thinks.
7 Anytime he threatens to bark, just say the word 'Vet'.
8 Move to Mongolia.
9 Buy a bigger dog (that doesn't bark) to dominate your dog.
10 Stop feeding your dog meat. This is the real problem: too much meat. Buy 50,000 stick insects: Every time the dog barks, feed him stick insects for a week. Pretty quickly: quiet dog.
Try leaving a radio on or tape yourself with commands that he knows and see if that sorts it .
get a rubber ball which has holes in and put some of his favorite food inside it! that should hopefully keep him quite for a few hours while your out!
He's the Boss and knows it , go out but tell neighbours what you are doing they will understand and probably help by saying Shut Up! mine did ,at the moment yours is boss, Let him know you are ,Only with words though, or behavioural classes best of luck ,BOSS!
Dear Jim
He sounds like a young dog.
Take him to the vets and ask their advice.
They will probably suggest you sign up for obedience classes.
Also try and watch "Dog Borstal " on TV. They put some gravel in a water bottle and when dog misbehaves they give it a sharp shake:in a short time the dog stops the behaviour.
I have heard of a deterrent collar, when the dog barks it emits a whistle/mild discomfort/shock to the dog( same principle but hi-tech and would work when you're out)
This won't last forever...
Good luck to you both
M
PS you need to be his pack leader( dominant) and then he will do as you command-but not through hitting etc do obedience classes
or use a plant spray like they do on Scooby Doo!
You and your dog are co dependent TWATS, me and my dog are'nt . In fact we are double hard BASTARDS but maybe we both have a GRIP. TWAT HEAD.
It may sound cruel but consider a shock collar, it is only a tingle they get but it works. My friend had a similar problem and the collar sorted it out in just over a week.
Hi Jim
I had the same kind of problem with my westie, she would go nuts if i tyred to go out,,, so someone suggested that i leave the TV on for her and it worked a treat. Anything is worth a try
Its a common problem, he is stressed about being left. Barking is a request for your company. Seeing you walk away from the car is the last straw for his nerves.
http://www.apbc.org.uk/
http://www.apbc.org.uk/booklets.htm.
Please see a behavioural trainer. You can teach your dog how to behave when he is left alone, starting at home (not in the stressful car), and working your way up to getting out of the car and getting back in. Often!
Then you'd gradually move one step away, and so on.
You start at home by settling him in his bed with a chew and ignoring him, while at the same time you put a symbol on display. You put the symbol away, then notice him. But don;t make a big deal out of it.
I use brass ornaments from car boot sales, because they're not something I have around. Keep it hidden at all other times.
Gradually the symbol comes to mean 'you're not getting any attention form me, but everything's ok'.
You ignore him frequently and for varying lengths of time.
When he is relaxed and settled at home, with the symbol on the coffee table and you pretending he doesn't exist; then start to use it in the car. Get it out of a bag, ignore him, put it away again.
I know it sounds nuts but just keep at it, make an effort over time and he can learn to stay calm when you;re not there.
The problem with cars is idiots tap on the window to make the dog bark. Plus the dog is surrounded by glass, moving people and traffic, and can see you walk away.
So leave him with a security blanket and try recording a tape of you reading a book. Leave that playing.
Good luck and don;t give up!
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