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mamma6 · 03-08-2013, 08:38 AM

Wondering the best way to handle barking.

Mostly, I'm thinking we should ignore most times.......like when we first put him in his crate, he barks for a few minutes. Then he settles down, usually. Ignore the initial complaints from him?

Or random barking when he is walking around b/c he hears something.....noise on tv, sees something outside, etc. The younger kids will go to him and say, "What's the matter, Krok?" But I told them, he will learn that barking gets him attention that way.....am I right in that?

A somewhat different issue is the outside cat, who loves to sit on the deck in full view of Krok. I think she enjoys taunting him! Krok paces around, barking. He is correctable, like I will tell him, "leave it" and put him in a sit stay, then lead him to the other room. He will do this....but is soon back in there, barking and pacing around at the cat. If I crate him at this time, his barking escalates.

So two different issues, I think. Minor, random, short lived barking.

And the outside cat.

How should I handle each situation?

03-08-2013, 08:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
mamma6 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 82	Ignore or correct? Wondering the best way to handle barking. Mostly, I'm thinking we should ignore most times.......like when we first put him in his crate, he barks for a few minutes. Then he settles down, usually. Ignore the initial complaints from him? Or random barking when he is walking around b/c he hears something.....noise on tv, sees something outside, etc. The younger kids will go to him and say, "What's the matter, Krok?" But I told them, he will learn that barking gets him attention that way.....am I right in that? A somewhat different issue is the outside cat, who loves to sit on the deck in full view of Krok. I think she enjoys taunting him! Krok paces around, barking. He is correctable, like I will tell him, "leave it" and put him in a sit stay, then lead him to the other room. He will do this....but is soon back in there, barking and pacing around at the cat. If I crate him at this time, his barking escalates. So two different issues, I think. Minor, random, short lived barking. And the outside cat. How should I handle each situation?