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tristan tubmle User is Offline

JH
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12/06/2011 12:23 PM
hi there, our 13month old girl has taken her protective instincs very seriously. We understand that part of the breed is having strong guarding instincts, but we just need some help managing that. Jess barks at the door bell, or any kind of knocking..but also will bark if she just hears any rumbeling from outside, as well as when our joining neighbour opens their door. We dont mind her alterting us, but need a good way to get her ot be quiet when we ask, or better yet to not be so sensitive to these noises in the first place. Currently what we do is when she barks, we aknowledge, then we go to the kitchen where she will fallow, we say 'quiet' and then give a treat. Does this sound about right? any tips would be much appretiated ( im sure our neighbour would as well). thanks!

DrWiffel

Prior Lake, MN

MH
Posts:175

12/06/2011 3:38 PM
I’ve myself have been struggling with the “Quiet” command sometimes. What has been working for me is to praise when he/she lets you know there’s something going on. If your pup barks again, tell your pup “quiet”. Wait then praise for the quiet. If your pup starts barking again put your pup in timeout. If your pup doesn’t know what quite, try to teach it “speak” then “quiet”. That way your pup will know what you expect from you when you say “quiet” That’s what has been working for me, but you have to be constant. I’m sure some others have some ideas they can throw your way.

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MH
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12/06/2011 10:58 PM
I taught Halo the quiet command as she was getting into the habit of barking with excitement while I was training the retrieves and jumps for obedience competition. If they bark in the ring it costs you points. In any case we would continue training (which she loves as long as she was quiet). At first, if she barked I didn't say a word I would just collar her and walk her quietly off the training floor, put her in a sit and we would watch for 5 minutes. If she stayed quiet we would go back to training, but the minute she barked I would again walk her off the floor and put her in a sit. Once she got the idea that the fun would go away if she barked I started incorporating the quiet command. If she barked I would give her an uh uh, and say quiet. If she quieted we would continue training, if not, we would go sit on the sideline. Eventually she caught on the quiet meant to quite barking. Now I will remind her before we start training by gently putting my hand around her muzzle and tell her quiet. Quiet is a handy command, but it takes quite a bit of time and patience to train. It also is very hard for the dog when they are revved about something. One thing to remember is that it is very hard for a dog to bark from a down position. So you can incorporate that into your training and it will help you.

Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna) Yellow Rose GSPs "A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato

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