We have a west highland terrier who insists on barking at anything that comes within 50 feet of our house, she even goes so far as to bark at the birds in the trees, she really loves to hear herself. Can anybody help?
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I have a three year old Westie who likes to bark a lot also. She's pretty quiet inside, but outside everything makes her bark. She barks at cars driving down the road, birds in the yard, cows in the field and stuff I can't even see. I let her bark a few minutes to get it out of her system, then I correct her by saying "Nat". That's my voice and sound I've used since she was a puppy that lets her now I am dissatisfied with her behavior.
My friend raises Chihuahuas. When they bark and it's not for a good reason, she squirts them with a squirt gun. They have learned pretty fast! Hope this helps.
Your dog is adorable.
This weekend I heard Steve Dale on his WGN radio Pet Central program say that it is important to reward the dog when his barking is appropriate, in effect teaching him to bark on command. When he barks, say bark, good dog and give him a little treat.
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The behavior modification advice from other members is correct, but if you want to save yourself the training time, buy an electric collar that gives a small shock when your Westie begins his barking session. My sister did it on her Westie and it worked. You may have to face charges of Sadism from your family and friends, but the sound activated collar works effectively and faster then having to constantly admonish your Dog. Westies are stubborn and they will ignore you half the time but with the collar, your Dog will quickly understand the situation and you can soon dispose of the infernal device. ;-)
I have a Chihuahua and of course she is a barker. If I squirt her or scold she will look at me and bark.
Put 5-6 pennies in a rinsed out pop ( soda )can. Flip the poptop back over the opening.
We had the same problem with our 3 dogs. I got small spray bottles and filled them with water. I kept one in each room so one would always be handy in case of a barking attack.
We have a pom who barks as well, but what we realized was that she felt it was her duty to notify us, the alphas, of anything "dangerous". Unfortunately, dangerous to her could be a rustling plastic bag. However, now we go, check out the whatever it is and say, "Thank you Nellie." At that point, she feels she's done her duty and shuts up.
After a bunch of repetitions of this, she will now mostly shut up if we don't check it out too.
And if she barks when she's outside, we haul her in.
I had a beautiful westie called Heidi for 13 years and barking i found is a very common characteristic in this breed. I had to shut her in my bedroom at night because if she heard a noise she would shoot through the cat flap at any time, she wasnt fussy! I had to be quick to catch her, but if i called her name and told her to come in she was pretty good, she'd stop barking and come to me. Although barking is a small price to pay for these cute, cuddly, stubborn, bossy, tv watching, beauties with a huge personallity.
My little stinker only barks if someone knocks at the door and she doesn't watch TV like most will. I wish she would, to give her something to keep her little mind occupied when I am busy cleaning or whatever. Great little pups.
I also tried the zap collar. I only have to put it on occasion when he forgets and barks excessively. The first time I used it he didn't bark for three days!
Try an airhorn! You know, those things folks blast at graduations, etc. $6 at most party stores.
A trainer at Petco suggested it, and it's been an incredibly effective training aid.
We recently acquired our son's Westie while he's in Iraq. Great little guy, but a real barker - before a couple of blasts from the horn. Nearly instant cessation of the problem.
I asked a clerk at PetSmart why they don't stock these things as training aids - she said they did have one, to "break up dogfights!"
My Westie is just the same. She thinks she's just doing her job as security guard. I let her get on with it.
My Westie is just the same. She thinks she's just doing her job as security guard. I let her get on with it.
Our Buddy use to bark at any object he deemed needed to be barked at We put a mesh mussel on him when he went out for about a week, and then only put it on him when he barked for no good reason. It only took a few times and he reduced his barking to very little. We never left the mussel on him long at any one time. We also used the term "no Bark" when we went to put the mussel on him, and now we can just tell him "no bark" and he will quit.
I have a westie; a boy called Bobby. He is 2 years old, and doesn't stop barking. I brought a collar that sprays him when he barks. It did the trick in a little bit.
Our WESTIE learned that if he barked continuously and turned in circles, he could use up all the spray! Obviously, it didn't work on ours!
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