I agree that you need to punish immediately. Not necessarily whap - our current dog was probably mistreated before we had her and this would be the wrong way to go with her -- but make your displeasure known. Especially over the barking in the yard thing, I am a fairly peaceful person but when we lived behind a dog that used to bark and bark and bark and bark I was quite seriously considering buying a gun.
On the nine days without cigarettes -- that is really great. You have done it. Now just don't blow it. You will still get the cravings but they will become more infrequent and less strong as time goes by. For now I would continue to avoid situations where you used to smoke. (In my case this would have been oh, drinking a beer, expresso coffee, waiting rooms.... but your triggers may differ.) Way to go! Dana >All dogs are different, so you have to figure out what works with your pup. >Does she respond to authority? A loud shout? A smack on the butt? > >My dog doesn't like to be yelled at. So.....as a puppy, all whining was >immediately met with some stern yelling, and a threat of a whoopin. She >doesn't whine. > >Ditto on the barking. The retribution needs to be immediate. When you hear >the first bark, go outside and whap her. There's no mistaking what the >smacking is for. If she barks again, do it again......she'll get the message >eventually. And your neighbors will thank you for it :) > >(oh, smack her with a newspaper though, instead of your hand. Your hands >should always dish out lovin', never hatin') > > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192871 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
