The squirt bottle has done wonders for me. --- marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I wouldn't have a clue how to end barking problems. > I have been told that I need to break my dogs of > this. The problem is, as a Deaf person, I do not > hear them bark, therefore it hasn't posed a problem > for me! Seems my hearing family disagrees with me > lol. I suppose it really is an issue for me that I > need to address, because my chis are BIG barkers!! > Marsha > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Yorkiemom > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 11:12 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Does your little > friend burrow under the covers? He love... > > > I would like to break Penny of barking, in > fact I would like to break all 3 of my little ones > from barking when they go outside. My husband Jim > calls them "Yippy, Yappy and Yahooey" . We got Pete > and Penny when they were 4 years old and they came > from an abusive home. Penny already cowers when she > thinks she has done something wrong ( very > submissive ). We have had them for 2 1/2 years now > and they have made great progress, but, I'm afraid > of being harsh with her and ruining what progress > we've made. Does anyone have any suggestions. > Marilyn and Penny in Minnesota > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Stevie CB > Date: 12/22/05 19:30:04 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Does your > little friend burrow under the covers? He love... > > Bunny is in the process of being taught, > "ENOUGH". She doesn't bark often but when she does I > spritz her with the bottle and say, "ENOUGH!" after > a few barks. > > So now when something happens that she deems > barkable she just stands up and does a low growl and > looks at what is bugging her. > > I can't stand yappy dogs, I sure hope this > works in the long run with her. > Stevie > > Yorkiemom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are so right. Penny barks at the > Geese on the lake behind our house. I should say she > barks at the geese, the Swans, the birds, the ice > cracking and anything else that makes the slightest > bit of sound. I would like to think that she is > communing with nature..LOL...:-) > Marilyn in Minnesota > > -------Original Message------- > > From: marsha > Date: 12/21/05 21:22:11 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Does > your little friend burrow under the covers? He > love... > > > MMMM, for some reason the reply got > deleted. My reply was that if he wasn't barking his > little head off at the raccoons, he would be barking > at something else. There is a reason that non-chi > lovers refer to our beloved breed as a yapping rat! > lol > Marsha > > > So, no advice on Tico's fear of the > night time invasion by the Raccoons? > > Bill (SFO) San Francisco CA > > Tico's dogster profile: > > http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! > Shopping > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
