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Originally Posted by aubie
Awesome!! That's so good to hear...you might also want to ask the neighbor to let her know you're actively working on the barking....maybe something like "Hey! Have you heard Gunner barking while we've been gone the last few days? We've really been working on his barking, I know it can be such a bother, and wanted to see if you've noticed anything?"
One, this will give you feedback and two it will open up communication between you and the neighbor in case he ever has a barky day.
Oh, and be carefull with those baked-like bones, they can splinter into sharp pieces...not good for doggy bellies. I'd stick to bully sticks.
Congrats!
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I just saw that on our local news last night! They had a warning about those bones -- I guess one woman lost her Boxer because of them. We'll definitely be staying away from those and going with the bully sticks. I wonder about antlers? I've never given those - are they safe, or not so much?
That is a good idea about talking to the neighbor. I think I'll have mom handle that. She can put on a sweet face and be nice a lot easier than I can. If we had our way of course, we'd have two words for her. I mean, we were at risk of having to give up our GunMan because of her. Being nice to her is a little outside of my capabilities. LOL. We don't want any more problems with her, though, so I'll have mom talk to her.
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Originally Posted by geocon_2000
Awsome news on Gunner. I have a barking issue with one of mine when he IS crated. Fed in the crate, sleeps in there at night. Leave the house..BARK, BARK, BARK. Neighbor said he barked for 2 hours straight (with a bark collar on, new battery..it works).
I can leave him out and he won't bark, he whines and fusses, but settles down. But I don't trust him out with my other guy since they fought. I'm now trying to crate the other one. I think he settles easier.
Had to read your thread to find out what you did.
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Yikes. I feel for you. I think barking is probably the hardest behavior to get a handle on. I mean, you can only do so much and if they just won't shut up, what do you do?
I think with Gunner it's been a combination of things. The Clomipramine might be kicking in and helping. I think he's finally starting to feel secure here in the new place and I think that my taking Riley out twenty, thirty times a day has helped him. It seems like his reaction, now, is more like "This again? Yeah, whatever." He's getting so used to it that it seems like he's not really doing the math anymore - it's just routine.
It's probably a good idea for you to try crating the other one, if he settles down easier. I wish you luck!
And we never leave our two alone together, either. They get along perfectly 99% of time now, but they do play pretty rough. And if Riley accidentally hurts Gunner - steps on a foot, bumps an ear a little too hard, etc., - Gunner tends to get a little snarky. Not that I blame him - I don't. I just don't want it happening when no one is here to supervise.