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

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


Sounds like he has you trained. If he wants in from the cold &
damp...he barks at the neighbours.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Sounds like he has you trained. If he wants in from the cold & damp...he
barks at the neighbours.

I think you are right. He comes back to the house whenever I call him
because he gets rewarded with a "treat". So now, the barking has become
part of the routine.

RCE

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.

--
'Til next time,

John H

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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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.

--
'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.



Cats are fine except Mrs.E starts to sneeze, itch and get all watery-eyed if
she goes in a room where a cat was recently. Cat doesn't even have to be
there. I had an adopted cat once and it was cool. Ran after and fetched
sticks like a dog and followed me around the yard whenever I went out.
Unfortunately she met her demise when someone living here (not me)
accidentally ran it over with her car.

RCE

"RCE" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Sounds like he has you trained. If he wants in from the cold & damp...he
barks at the neighbours.

I think you are right. He comes back to the house whenever I call him
because he gets rewarded with a "treat". So now, the barking has become
part of the routine.

RCE


This ought to do the trick:
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firear...ore/1895G.aspx

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Sad. I never let my cats outside unless they are leashed or in a special
area from which they cannot escape. It's too easy to lose a pet.

My father in law is allergic to cats, too. When he comes for a visit, we
"entertain" outside.


Speaking of pets, Sam just had one of my new leather work boots for lunch.

He and I are going to have a little talk.

RCE

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:43:44 -0500, 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.

--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************


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.


Got cats too. Got one cat that thinks anything left on the floor in the way
of a briefcase, camera bag, or suitcase needs to be 'marked'. My wife won't
let me shoot it. It, BTW, is the 'almost twin' of yours.

Both of them are 'lap' cats. Strangely, the white faced one sits on my lap,
and the orange faced one sits on my wife's. They *never* switch. In the
picture on abpso, Huguenot (Huey) is the one on the left, Tobias (Toby) the
one on the right. Although both are male, only Toby feels the need to mark
things.
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'Til next time,

John H

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On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:02:07 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"RCE" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Sounds like he has you trained. If he wants in from the cold & damp...he
barks at the neighbours.

I think you are right. He comes back to the house whenever I call him
because he gets rewarded with a "treat". So now, the barking has become
part of the routine.

RCE


This ought to do the trick:
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firear...ore/1895G.aspx


Cool! This was my 'squirrel gun' when I was a kid. I hadn't thought about
it for ages, until you posted that site. Brings back lots of memories.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firear...Golden39A.aspx
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'Til next time,

John H

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:43:44 -0500, 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.

--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

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.


Got cats too. Got one cat that thinks anything left on the floor in the
way
of a briefcase, camera bag, or suitcase needs to be 'marked'. My wife
won't
let me shoot it. It, BTW, is the 'almost twin' of yours.

Both of them are 'lap' cats. Strangely, the white faced one sits on my
lap,
and the orange faced one sits on my wife's. They *never* switch. In the
picture on abpso, Huguenot (Huey) is the one on the left, Tobias (Toby)
the
one on the right. Although both are male, only Toby feels the need to
mark
things.
--
'Til next time,

John H


Are they "fixed"? All our cats have been fixed, and none marks.
One of our older male adoptees, Casper, howls if he's sleeping by the
window and a critter happens by...


Both of ours (both are females) are fixed also. We never had a problem with
them "marking" things.