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As a Deaf person, the barking doesn't bother me...lol. However, it does
tend to get on a hearie's nerves don't it! lol First, I have one chi, Pepper,
who is a hearing dog. It is his JOB to bark and alert me to sounds. This drives
my ds crazy, because Pepper barks to tell on him! I make sure I NEVER try to
stop Pepper from barking because I do not want him to become confused about
doing his job.
For the other chis, I try to make sure there are times when they are
permitted to bark and carry on. For instance, if they are all in the family room
playing, they are allowed to bark all they want...it is no different, to me,
than the laughter of human kids as they play.
For times when barking is not appropriate, I have found the water bottle
method works best for me. Some people say their chis like the water, so the
penny in a can method works better for them.
I did have one chi, Honey, who would bark his head off constantly. No
method worked for him! lol.
While barking can become annoying for those of you who hear it, it is
important to remember that barking is a dogs voice, and sometimes there is a
reason for the bark...they have something important to say or are letting you
know something. In my opinion, it isn't right to try to cease barking
altogether. The goal should be to train the dog to know when barking is ok and
when it is not.
Try the water or penny can and let us know how things work out!
Marsha
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