Hi! I hope the 'no bark' works for you, like it did for me.
As far as resuces go, I rescued a mini pin (Sirius) a few months ago so that Nubi would have friend. Sirius is diabetic and take inulin twice a day. People thought I was crazy for taking a dog that already had such 'a huge problem' fortunately, his diabetes is well controled, and he just lives for cudling!! We couldn't be happier with the new addition. Although Nubi is quick to tell him when he is in his bed spot, othwise they get along really really well. Good Luck! DD. --- In [email protected], Jaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > DD. > Thank you. You know since I got Mija and I have done this with all my dogs I have taught them to speak to me. I have had other people tell me it's my fault that Mija barks so much because I have asked her to speak and encouraged it. Now maybe she needs to learn "no speak". Wow I am excited about trying this out I know it will take a while but it didnt take her long to learn to speak so maybe this wont be so hard. Shes all tucked away in bed now or I would try it a couple times. She got her summer bath tonight and shes like a little child sleeping so soundlyin my bed. I lost a dog I had rescued 13 years ago just last week and Mija seems to be missing Chea (we all are) she has no dog to play with now. The Rott is to big and old to play with her. I am really considering rescuing another handicapped Chihuahua. But I have got lots of thinking to do Mija likes to be the baby so not sure just what the right thing to do is yet. I got to curb the barking alittle first though. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 11:01:55 PM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Barking > > Hi Jaye, > > My barking solution took a fair bit of time to work out, but the > end results have been very good. > > When Nubi first arrived, he would not bark at all, and then all of a > sudden, he was barking at everything. I read somewhere that in order > to teach a dog not to do something, you have to teach them to do > that same something on command. It took me many weeks to teach Nubi > to 'speak', but once he knew what that meant, it became easier to > teach him 'no speak' or 'no bark'. I accompany the 'no bark' with a > loud clap to get his attention if he is barking at nothing in > particular or someone walking by our house. > > When the barking is a warning that someone is in the driveway, or to > alert me to something, I let him have a few barks, show him that I > can see what he wants to warn me about, and then I tell him 'okay' > and 'enough'. > > Like I said, it takes a fair bit of time and consistency to play > this process out, but the effects are great. > > I tried the bark collar that emits the high frequency noise, and he > didn't respond at all. The water made him upset, although both of > these things works very well for my mini pin. > > good luck > > DD. > > --- In [email protected], Jaye <jayes_world@> wrote: > > > > How do you all deal with the barking? Mija barks at everything > even me when I first come home. I can't train Mija like other dogs > because of her disablity like sit stay and stuff she can't do any > of those things but I sure would like to somehow lessen her barking > a tad bit. She was abused before she came to me and I just want to > be very careful that she doesn't think I would ever be mean to her. > When she first came to my home she would cower down and just shack I > would pick her up and hug and kiss her and tell her she was safe it > was ok and a 1 year and 1/2 later she seems to not remember what had > happened to her. So I don't want to do anything at all to her to > make her think I broke my promise to keep her safe forever. So if > anyone has any good ideas please let me know whats the best way to > go about teaching her to not bark so much? > > Jaye > > > > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Breed charm dog italian Dog breed gift Dog breed jewelry > Dog breed charm Dog breed flag Dog breed t shirt > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/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/
