solving a barking problem

I have a lab/gsp mix and he is a year old. He is a good pup and loves nothing more than to please. He is an inside dog but during the day he is outside in the kennel. The problem is that he barks. but it is a whining bark. I tried a bark collar but the bark is not vibrant enough to register on the censor. I have also tried just smacking him and telling him to be quiet. I’ve tried spraying him and everything. It almost seems he rather i punish him than be all alone.

any suggestions would be great.

Kevin

Any of your hunting buddies have a training coller that you could use when he barks? He barks, hit it, barks again, hit it again. Methinks it would take no time to have him trained. Would be the same as a bark collar, only at your discretion.

Any of your hunting buddies have a training coller that you could use when he barks? He barks, hit it, barks again, hit it again. Methinks it would take no time to have him trained. Would be the same as a bark collar, only at your discretion.

My black lab would have separation anxiety issues that would cause him to bark (at least thats what I think) anyway, we put him into doggy daycare just so he wouldn’t get so lonely. It was great because he would get a ton of excercise and we felt he was happy there. Check out the kennels in your area. They are a lot cheaper than I would have thought to board your dog for the day. There are also spray collars out there that spray citronella (which dogs apparently hate) everytime they bark. Not sure the sensitivity on those though

My black lab would have separation anxiety issues that would cause him to bark (at least thats what I think) anyway, we put him into doggy daycare just so he wouldn’t get so lonely. It was great because he would get a ton of excercise and we felt he was happy there. Check out the kennels in your area. They are a lot cheaper than I would have thought to board your dog for the day. There are also spray collars out there that spray citronella (which dogs apparently hate) everytime they bark. Not sure the sensitivity on those though

i have a training collar and that did not work. He needs me around him soo bad.

i have a training collar and that did not work. He needs me around him soo bad.

Had the same problem, he just couldn’t stand to be outside by himself. Never did get him cured!

Had the same problem, he just couldn’t stand to be outside by himself. Never did get him cured!

Training collar fixed my dog’s problem, now we never hear a peep LOL. Our lab was so stubborn she would bark over her bark collar when it was on the hottest setting. She would basically tolerate the pain. The training collar must be considerably hotter than the bark collar to change her attitude.

Of my 3 labs I’ve had, she was certainly the most bull headed dog I have ever had. One nice thing is that the training collar fixed the bark collar problem. She doesn’t know the difference now and is quiet pretty much 24×7.

I’m not sure mixing/matching a electric trainer w/a vibrate bark collar would work. It took a few weeks to break her of barking at night. Nothing better than hitting the trainer remote when in bed. I guess after having a training collar I wouldn’t have a dog w/out an e-collar.

Training collar fixed my dog’s problem, now we never hear a peep LOL. Our lab was so stubborn she would bark over her bark collar when it was on the hottest setting. She would basically tolerate the pain. The training collar must be considerably hotter than the bark collar to change her attitude.

Of my 3 labs I’ve had, she was certainly the most bull headed dog I have ever had. One nice thing is that the training collar fixed the bark collar problem. She doesn’t know the difference now and is quiet pretty much 24×7.

I’m not sure mixing/matching a electric trainer w/a vibrate bark collar would work. It took a few weeks to break her of barking at night. Nothing better than hitting the trainer remote when in bed. I guess after having a training collar I wouldn’t have a dog w/out an e-collar.

my neighbor’s mut could use 2 of them collars. my 6 ft high fence i put up this spring is working just fine!hehehehe

my neighbor’s mut could use 2 of them collars. my 6 ft high fence i put up this spring is working just fine!hehehehe

A training collar would be my suggestion to solving the problem. Make sure you give some type of command like “Quiet” along with the shock. You don’t have to yell it, but just say something so the dog know what you are asking for. I would also suggest adjusting the intensity levels. Don’t just start at the lowest and go higher. Mix it up with a higher level and a very light one. This way the dog will be less likely to become conditioned to the collar. I went through the barking and now I am trying to solve a chewing problem in the kennel. If its not one thing, its another with pups.

A training collar would be my suggestion to solving the problem. Make sure you give some type of command like “Quiet” along with the shock. You don’t have to yell it, but just say something so the dog know what you are asking for. I would also suggest adjusting the intensity levels. Don’t just start at the lowest and go higher. Mix it up with a higher level and a very light one. This way the dog will be less likely to become conditioned to the collar. I went through the barking and now I am trying to solve a chewing problem in the kennel. If its not one thing, its another with pups.