help....Puppy barking!!

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Hi, we have a super Jack Russell boy, whom we've had for nearly 2 months, he settled in fantastic and is great friend with our Lab, but now he has started barking as soon as he's put in the kitchen (with the other dog) in the evening, luckily not through the night tho,.. Ofcourse as soon as he gets attention, he stops, Any suggestions, he has loads of excercise and attention up to early evening, where we dont allow them into the sitting room till kids are in bed...help!!
 
They are on thier own for 3 hours in the morning, then the rest of the day, they have the run of the yard/garden in which we are all about... so its as soon as he's put in the kitchen the barking starts, and only stops if we open the door let him through with us... although to be fair it doesnt go on during the night, thank goodness... we just dont want to spoil him by letting him get his own way...
 
You need to ignore him - you are rewarding the barking by giving him attention, this is why he stops. Try giving him a stuffed Kong or something to keep him occupied and make sure he is tired, IE proper walking or running if he is old enough, staying in one place all day (yard then house etc) isn't very stimulating for the dog.
 
When you say he gets "loads of attention" during the run up to being placed in the kitchen, may be where the issues is! try to place more emphasis on play and exercise then lavishing him with attention until you get a routine in place, it's the withdrawing of the attention and him being placed away from you that is most likely causing the barking, by barking he is basically trying to locate you and beckon u back:rolleyes::D and it's will be working if you go into him and tell him to quiet or pay him any attention.
I would either introduce a crate or a baby gate and make a note of placing them in the kitchen at other random times and sit in there and maybe read a paper at the table and ignore him all together, and walk in and out and make tea and what have you, this way he is contained but you are still frequently present, gradually decrease the time, but maybe leave the baby gate on the door.
As suggested try a kong or other long lasting treats so he associates his kitchen time with a positive, also place a dog bed in the living room and try some "on your bed" commands and reward him with treats when he goes to it and try and keep him off the chairs, place the same bed in the kitchen when he is placed in there, again it's a positive associator.
Try not to let him follow and shadow u up until the time you place him in the kitchen try where you can unbeknown to him to practice exercises where he is spending time alone whilst you pop out of the room, like leaving him with a little reward to occupy you slipping out and no fuss when you re enter the room or when you return home from being out somewhere, and maybe introduce a radio to drown out people coming and going, as it sounds like he has a mild seperation issues at present which may get worse in time.
This is why crates are fab, once you have learned a dog to remain in a small area feeling secure you can then increase the space, but when you start from large and try to down size to create a smaller more secure space it can be a nightmare.
 
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