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Barking when I'm not in the room with them

Urgency:Just Curious

Category: Behavior & Training

Asked by: Diana (divancura) 6 months ago

A lot of times when my dog knows I'm around but not in her site she barks. I'm staying with my mom and there is another dog here that will also start in on the barking but I think the other dog mostly just does it because my dog starts it.

I try to spend a lot of time with her and play a lot but there are times when I need to get things done at the house. She also gets along really well with the other dog in the house so I thought that would help out for when she doesn't have me around. What else can I do?

Oh I just thought I'd add, it might have something to do with me making noise when she can't see me, because she tends to react quite a bit to noises she can't place.

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Answered by Ashley C. (BloodhoundBabe) 5 months ago

Ignore her until she stop, when she does, run in there and make a HUGE fuss over her. Eventually she will realize that barking won't get you back into the room, but being quiet will

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Answered by Marta J. (2pitpuppies) 6 months ago

Training is the keys to most problems. When she barks at anytime, use a command like "Quiet" in a normal voice as you step towards her. Don't shout. When dogs are barking and someone shouts anything, the dogs thinks your joining the barking and barks more. Once he learns what the word quiet means he'll get the idea. It takes a while. Enlist your mom to help. If she's in the room when you leave and he barks she needs to touch him ( a sharp tap in the neck area that's not meant to hurt just get his attention) and say in a low stern voice "Quiet". Dogs react better to touch than anything else, after that's how they communicate. Read books and get cds on training. I like "It's me or the Dog" or the Dog Whisperer. Both have tv shows and websites too

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