Anti-bark for my Dachshund?
I keep my two dachshunds male and female in my house when I’m home and I do take them on walks. However, I don’t let them stay inside when I’m not home (my female still has problems with potty training) which isn’t all that much since I am a stay at home mom. I live about 30 yards away from a sort of busy street and walkway and my male dachshund insists on barking at people or loud cars or cars with music on. I have a shock collar for him that he wears when he’s outside but that only worked for a little while. Now he barks straight through it and I know it can’t be good for him and I live in military housing for the time being and my neighbors have about had it with him. What other anti-bark products are out there we can use till we move in 4 months?
Yes I agrre I wouldn’t put a muzzle on him because I live in Hawaii and it is hot here but I can’t have him in a kennel because I am attached to another unit and they can still easily hear my dog barking whether he’s inside or out. I love him to death but I feel like he’s getting out of control. He’ll insist on being in bed with me and my husband, and my female will bark if she can’t be with us too. So we wil have two dogs in bed with us and they wake us up constantly throughout the night when they move around. Ugh, I feel like he is controlling us with his barks!
He is a dachshund, they easily get fat, it’s not healthy for them to eat a lot of treats.
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August 2nd, 2010 at 7:52 am
First of all, if they are barking outside, don’t punish them for it. barking is natural to dogs. If your neighbors are griping about it, I would tell them where they can stick it. (starts with an A).
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:52 am
try using a muzzle and bark collar or maybe just increase the power on the collar. My collie does the same thing we just threaten him with the muzzle if he bark and he stops right away. It took about 4 weeks of shock collar and 2 weeks of muzzle for him to figure that it hurts and is not fun.
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:52 am
you can use a crate.. when you leave put the dogs in the house in a crate.
They bark because they are bored out there, and keeping themselves amused.
muzzles are NOT "anti bark" solutions. Dogs cannot properly eat, breath or drink while wearing a muzzle. A dog can easily overheat while wearing one. They are meant to be worn when the dog is supervised, and to prevent biting for grooming or medical proceedures.
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:52 am
Give up with the shock collar. Don’t ‘increase the power’!! What happens when that doesn’t work! Geez!
Barking is normal behaviour for dogs. How would you like to be shocked everytime you cried or shouted for help?!!
Get a decent trainer in who will desensitize and countercondition your dog towards the noises.
Crate train and maybe give it a Kong full of tasty treats. He can bark whilst he’s working on getting the food out or eating it.
Anti-bark products will make the situation worse. Use positive reinforcement which is correct training! Equipment alone will not solve this but make it worse.
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:52 am
Hi,
Anti-bark collars are punishment devices that shock, make an ultrasonic noise, or spray citronella when a dog barks. They are not good first choices for solving barking problems, especially when the barking is based on fear, anxiety or compulsion. Here’s more info:
http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/rxa.html
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I have raised dachshunds all my life. They are wonderful, but tend to be yappy and territorial and protective of family. My female has a bark that would shatter glass! One thing that helps is to socialize them from the start. The more they are around other people and dogs, they relax and begin to enjoy it as “usual”, instead of becoming defensive. Doxies are also very easily trained with treats (gluttons that they are). You don’t have to give them big pieces; tiny, very tasty treats like bacon will do. Give them the signal word (ie. “Quiet!”) and then quickly give a reward when they are. Also, it might work to have the neighbors heIp by supplying them with tiny treats to give so your dog begins to see them as a positive presence.
They want to please, but are very stubborn and need to know who’s boss. Good luck with the potty training. Doxies are notorious “submissive wetters”. As far as the sleeping arrangements, I sleep with mine, although trainers will tell you this is a mistake. Doxies live to sit on your lap and snuggle, so I don’t try to fight it. Yours may also become more calm if they are confined to one area when you aren’t home so they feel it’s their “den”. I hope these ideas help. I love this breed so much! Good luck!
I have never let my doxies become overweight. I feed mine twice a day w/ very carefully portioned amounts. Wish someone would monitor my food as closely