We have not gotten a complaint “yet” as our apt manager has put it, but we need to get our 2 dogs to stop barking when people come by the apt.
The problem is I don’t want to teach them not to bark AT ALL, which sorta leaves out the anti-barking collars.
What is a good way to teach them to bark when someone approaches the house, but not at every car/person who walks by the backyard or street? And to bark a few times then stop.
Also how difficult do you think it will be to teach an “old dog new ticks”? Our one dog is almost 9 years old, and our other is still a pup about 7 mo. old.
We tell them no when we are home, but they don’t seem to be getting the point. And what to do when we are not home? Sometimes (not always) we are gone to long (10-12 hrs) to lock them inside the whole day (And they still bark, just not as much indoors).
It was not as bad before our new neighbors, who have 4 kids. So our puppy constantly barks at them through the fence. This is why the barking was “brought to our attention”.
Dragon: Your idea sounds great! I only have one problem, what do we do when we are not home to tell them to stop barking?
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