Comments on: Keep It Down, Fido!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:25:14 +0000

Good on ya! I hope more people will read this post.

"Make sure you are spending enough time during the day with them. Dogs are pack animals. When they only see a member of their pack for feedings, they get to feeling bad and lonely and start barking to let their people know they’re sad and lonely. Play with your dog every day. Take him for a walk. Dogs need time and attention. Don’t get a dog if you don’t have time to deal with it."

This one is so important.
My recent post The best dogs training package you can get!

By: google

google — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:46:37 +0000

I live next door to a dog that barks at all hours, day and night. He's outdoors most of the time. The houses are very close together. I just moved here and don't know the neighbor, so I am reluctant to start complaining right off the bat about his dog. Does anyone know if those sonic dog repellant machines work? Is there anything else that would work? I am getting desperate.

By: MyStarbucks

MyStarbucks — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:45:00 +0000

I’m with Linda! The very same thing happened to me last night. I had my window open for a fresh breeze and sure enough, fido was barking up a storm. I was about ready to get a gun.

By: JRae

JRae — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:44:45 +0000

Also, you can just TRAIN your dogs not to bark. Get all Cesar Milan on their ass and let them know barking is not allowed!

My parent’s dog has a small barking problem, she barks at cats and people walking by the house. However, she shuts up as soon as we yell at her (and if she doesn’t we go downstairs and make her stop- not meanly, just by making her sit down or whatever). She got the message eventually and barks much less now.

I hate when people act like dogs are some alien being that they can’t control and for whose behavior they are not responsible. Every owner is directly responsible for their dog’s behavior!

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:13:37 +0000

Our new pup, while an inside dog, spends a lot of time outside since we have an invisible fence. But when he started barking his fool head off at every passerby, squirrel, cat,airplane, butterfly, ant, stick, shadow etc we borrowed a remote shock collar from some friends of ours. You can set it to 10 different levels. If you only press the button for a second, it’ll only beep to warn the dog. If he doesn’t get the message, hold the button down longer and he’ll get a mild shock, like static electricity. It is a great training aid.
(that being the key, you have to put the effort in to make it work)

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:41:55 +0000

I wish my neighbor would read these tips!

By: Kat Coble

Kat Coble — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:22:15 +0000

I would also suggest that you consider allowing the dog to sleep in the garage if for some reason you can’t have it in the actual house.

This gives the dog a sense of being “indoors” with his pack, while keeping his hair off the furniture, etc.

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