On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:06:59 GMT, Don White wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:
JohnH wrote:

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:05:13 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


How do you teach a juvenile delinquent dog not to bark at everything
he sees in the back yard?
He's just over 10 months and is starting to feel his oats. We have a
fenced in backyard for him to romp around in but he has developed a
liking to standing at the fence line and barking at a neighbor's
house that is quite a ways back from the fence line. I want him to
get used to playing around in the back, but don't want to drive the
neighbors nuts. He's proud of himself because his voice has changed
and now has a very deep, throaty bark.

If I call him back to the house he always comes. I just can't leave
him out there for very long.

RCE


Go sailing out the back door like a banshee yelling 'NO' as loudly and
gruffly as you possibly can. I'm assuming your dog understands 'NO'. That
worked for both my dogs.

Now I can no longer use the word "no" with the lab. She can't hear.

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'Til next time,

John H

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You guys need to move up to a category of pets smarter and less
dependent than dogs.

None of my cats bark. Further, each has a repertoire of tricks it
performs on its own, without coaxing. Some of these tricks seemingly
defy gravity.

And each cat takes care of its own bathroom functions in the assigned
litter boxes. No need to worry about your pets' bowel habits if you
leave the house for a day or two.



We've been living relatively trouble free with the same cat for about 14
years. Now the wife is getting wound up about a dog. She may have
already pre-ordered an English Springer Spaniel pup from a proposed June
litter. Guess who'll get to walk it 3 times a day and clean up it's s*it.

And tie you down like no cat ever would.
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'Til next time,

John H

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