The webcam definitely crossed my mind, too. Also, I have audio equip that I could rig up to record just to make sure it's as bad as our neighbor claims. Just in case she's exaggerating a bit...
Nick McClure wrote: > The issue may not be anxiety, is it possible someone or something is > agitating the dog? I neighbors child or another dog for instance? > > We have problems with our neighbors dogs bothering our dogs causing them all > to bark. > > Early this morning at around 3:30 our neighbors dogs started barking which > set our dogs off. > > You also might setup a web cam in your back yard and try to find out what > the dog is barking at. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:09 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Eeek... Dog barking problem >> >> So, this morning, our neighbor came over and alerted us (very gently >> and >> nicely) to the fact that our dog apparently barks all day long while we >> are gone. All day, and it's been going on for months. I'm surprised >> it >> took her so long to tell us! >> >> Our setup is that we have a room in the house that she can hang out in >> and a dog door to go outside to our fenced in yard whenever she wants. >> She does not bark / is not barking by the time we get home or when we >> leave in the morning, and rarely if ever barks when we're home (which >> is >> why this is a complete surprise). >> >> Anyway, do you guys have any advice for how to curb this behavior? We >> think it's apprehension/anxiety driven from being alone. WWCD? (What >> would Cesar do?) >> >> She gets enough exercise, and she's usually home alone for 7 or 8 >> hours. >> She is not an anxious dog when we're around. >> >> Our proposed plan of attack (as of this AM): AM walks (instead of >> evening exercise), a dog walker for her once a day so she gets a little >> love, and finally, not cuddling with her every second that we're home - >> making her a bit more independent and not quite the center of our >> universe (which she undoubtedly is at the moment). >> >> Any of you peeps with puppies encountered something similar? >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:221184 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
