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My chi x mini pincher has started barking (yapping) at people not aggresive at all infact she is submissive her brother same age 5 months is quite the opposite I have got to the stage where I grunt at her before she starts and its getting better but as soon as someone apears off she goes its like she's possesed I have never had such a small dog before although have had dogs all my life she is adorable but I am not a soft touch.what can I do !!
 
Sounds silly but I stopped my two doing this by teaching them to bark on command..

I did this by actually using the word "speak" when they bark and then giving them a treat for doing it... (when they do it after you saying "speak"

Mine then learnt that the only need to speak when asked... but beware you have to be quick when they do it so they bark you quickly say "speak" and praise when they do it again and quickly treat when they do it right...

Hope that makes sense, it worked for mine may not work for all...
 
Tedious, but I brought my two in every time they barked. I was madly consistent for ages and it's paid off. They very rarely bark despite next door's GSD barking non stop :mad:

I think if you're utterly consistent, it will work to teach her not to bark in the garden/house, scary voice, don't tolerate it at all.
 
Does the thing/person she barks at always retreat....if so that is probably why she is keeping on doing it. 'I'm scared, I bark, the person goes away'.
You need to re-direct her or as Kezz says, teach her the difference between 'speak' and 'quiet' but if it is a defensive bark rather than exciteable/stupid barking it will be hard to harness that, two different motivators.
 
cinnamontoast said:
Tedious, but I brought my two in every time they barked. I was madly consistent for ages and it's paid off. They very rarely bark despite next door's GSD barking non stop :mad:

I think if you're utterly consistent, it will work to teach her not to bark in the garden/house, scary voice, don't tolerate it at all.
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Hi yes I do this and yes it has got better she is a very strong willed little girl and I think she just wants to protect everything even though she is the smallest,its outside where she is the worst and even then its not busy with people. As for your GS next door barking have you tried the silent Barker got mine off Amazon it worked for my Jack russell who actually dosn't bark now,just a thought, thanks for comments will take them on board.
 
CaveCanem said:
Does the thing/person she barks at always retreat....if so that is probably why she is keeping on doing it. 'I'm scared, I bark, the person goes away'.
You need to re-direct her or as Kezz says, teach her the difference between 'speak' and 'quiet' but if it is a defensive bark rather than exciteable/stupid barking it will be hard to harness that, two different motivators.
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Hi yes one person ignord her but the other one spoke to her and kept going at her this person dosn't know how to deal with dogs . I think I will tell everyone to ignore them untill I decide they should be spoken to which I do with my JR gosh its hard to remember when you have a puppy again I just lost my patterdale x lakeland who was 13 and my jr is 10 I am sure we will get there but I'm wondering if ive done the right thing getting two but I love them so much already and at least they are delightfull and not agressive with it, thanks.
 
Two can be a nightmare, but it's done now! I also had a brother and sister and they were as different as chalk and cheese. Both had nerve issues but they presented themselves in very different ways. But it's also double the fun!!
 
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