We own a long haired daushound (sausage dog). He'll be 2 in march and we haven't desexed him as he is a pure bread and were thinking about breeding from him or finding a female so we can have one of his pups when the time comes
Anyway we live on a fairly busy street traffic wise and opposite our local post office. All day he barks at anyone entering and exiting the place or simply walking past on either side of the road. No matter what we do he continues to bark. We have a citronella spray on him which seemed to work for a little while now he barks through it. We lock him up for a little while when he starts and let him out when he quietens down, tip water on him, give him a little smack. Nothing works. I have trouble locking him up as he runs round the yard turning it into a game for him
Does anyone have any suggestions? Our house is at the front and we unforunately can't block him from the front yard
Get a hold of the Barkbusters book, they have some good suggestions in there. They've got this thing where you use dog body-language to communicate your disproval, once you have established yourself as the pack leader it's easier to train other behaviours
Hound dogs are usually pretty bright, very socialable, and I suspect he's bored. Lucky for you daschunds do love their food, so treats that will keep him busy like a kong, or a marrow bone will also help. You need to play with him and take him for walks.
Get a soft muzzle. I know alot of people don't like them, but they work when used correctly. As soo as the dog starts barking you put the muzzle on (they cann't bark with it on) saying 'quiet' in a firm deep voice. After a half hour you take it off again. As soon as the dog starts barking again, you put it on again. You repeat this process for as long as it takes, be prepared to start this on a day when you can dedicate alot of time towards ptting it on and off. eventually just the sight of the muzzle will stop the barking and then from there you won't even need the muzzle anymore. The dog may still occaisionally bark, but should quiet as soon as you say the word quiet.
My lab was easily trained not to bark with food, but my beagle needed the muzzle to help train her. She hates it, and I hated using it - but it only really took a couple of days and then once or twice when she regressed a bit a month down the track. But now, I am not even sure where the muzzle is. She will still bark to warn of people on her boundary - but it is a quick bark (a warning) and then goes silent, unless the person actually crosses the booundary without myself or DH present.
When walking him he more so walks us plus it's been over 40 here for the past week so to hot to go out especially with bubba. He's ok generally in the middle if the day but early morning when kids are going to school and after school.
Have a citronella spray at the moment but he barks through it
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