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Post by beaglel1fe on Nov 9, 2014 14:43:29 GMT
All the advice is great, by the way!!!!!! Thanks so much!
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Post by zahada on Dec 6, 2014 13:17:03 GMT
Teaching him to bark and then teaching quiet, he is very enthusiastic at the learning to bark part but gets overexcited and won't be quiet again. Also distraction techniques which did work a bit. He is a bit hit and miss as sometimes it works a treat, it depends what he's barking at! If it's something like the doorbell it is a nightmare to stop him. He does know what the command means but whether or not he listens is another matter! Have you tried using a lot of treats when the door bell goes? Just keep chucking them on the floor until the commotion at the door subsides. Shame, in a way, that you've gone to raw before solving this problem as you could have used his daily ration of kibble when the door bell goes. I've had good success using that method unlike teaching to stop on cue. LOL.
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 6, 2014 14:02:23 GMT
Teaching him to bark and then teaching quiet, he is very enthusiastic at the learning to bark part but gets overexcited and won't be quiet again. Also distraction techniques which did work a bit. He is a bit hit and miss as sometimes it works a treat, it depends what he's barking at! If it's something like the doorbell it is a nightmare to stop him. He does know what the command means but whether or not he listens is another matter! Have you tried using a lot of treats when the door bell goes? Just keep chucking them on the floor until the commotion at the door subsides. Shame, in a way, that you've gone to raw before solving this problem as you could have used his daily ration of kibble when the door bell goes. I've had good success using that method unlike teaching to stop on cue. LOL. Kibble treats dont work when the doorbell goes anyway as he finds that more interesting. If I was to do that he would just continue to bark until he was satisfied and then gobble all the treats after! Just today we have put a new doorbell in, while we have been testing it he hasn't barked once as it is a different sound. Any tips on how I can use this to my advantage? Obviously I am fully expecting he will quickly learn what the new noise means once we have a few visitors.
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Post by zahada on Dec 6, 2014 14:13:58 GMT
I wouldn't have chucked more kibble on the floor than he was able or willing to hoover up. So if I chucked 5 pieces on the floor and he ate 1, I would have picked the rest up or put my foot over them so he couldn't have them later.
And if he were hungry because he'd only be getting them when the bell went, he'd soon be looking to you when the bell went. It's amazing how a little fast can reprogram the brain.
Having a new bell gives you the opportunity to condition him to it now. Use his food something minced or small chunks. Get somebody to ring the bell and give him the food. Repeat repeat repeat. Use a clicker if you can. Walk about with clicker in your hand, food in a bum bag. Ring the bell until it only means one thing to him -food. You might be evicted though.....LOL.
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 6, 2014 14:22:41 GMT
Thank you for the advice I will get cracking! My family are going to hate me haha. Do you think it would be as effective if I recorded the noise on my phone to be able to use it more often and all over the house? It's cold outside! I would still use the actual bell as often as I can but I think it would be difficult to find a willing person to help me, everyone moans about his barking but nobody ever wants to help me fix it!
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Post by zahada on Dec 6, 2014 17:53:13 GMT
I would try the recording. Don't let him get the upper hand. Even if there are failures (and there will be) don't give up. Otherwise you might have to install a new bell and start all over again. LOL.
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Post by caz2golden on Dec 15, 2014 20:14:11 GMT
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 15, 2014 20:34:09 GMT
It is bliss! He hasn't barked at the doorbell once We have a routine of waiting a few seconds before calmly getting the door. We used to suddenly jump up and rush to get it which obviously set him off. He will still bark if he sees the person coming to the door through the window but he gives no response to the doorbell itself
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Post by caz2golden on Dec 15, 2014 20:57:14 GMT
That is great news
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Post by beaglel1fe on Dec 15, 2014 21:11:32 GMT
Well done! Great news!
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 15, 2014 21:52:58 GMT
I think it is all down to the doorbell having a completely different sound. This new bell is an 'artificial' sound as it is an electronic one. Our old doorbell was very old and I think it was an actual bell? I dunno, but it left a ringing noise even after it went off which I don't think he liked at all.
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Post by zahada on Dec 17, 2014 17:30:06 GMT
Wonderful. And without any effort. Will recommend changing the door bell to anybody whose dogs bark at the sound of it.
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Post by charlottte on Dec 17, 2014 23:35:18 GMT
We don't and have never had a doorbell and Jasper still barks at the ones on the tv thinking it's our door!
His last home never had one either so I think he just mustn't like the sound. Not sure why he rushes to the door though as he's never lived anywhere that's had one.
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 18, 2014 0:14:15 GMT
Alfie hates the sound of a certain telephone ringing on the telly, I can't remember what program its on now but even if it's on downstairs and he's upstairs asleep he goes crazy at it! We have also been walking past some houses before when a phone inside started to ring and he started barking. I looked like I was walking a crazy dog down the street going mad barking at nothing lol. Thank goodness he doesn't bark at ours!
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