barking PLEASE HELP - Page 3

Thanks for all the responses.You've been very helpful.

Candy

Hacked account.

Vickie

www.PowerhausKennels.com

Hey, barking is not a nice issue to have, but still I am not sure why this dog is barking...

And them drastic messures might be just reinforcing this problem. First I would like to know why exactly she is abrking, is it a habit, as mentioned above is it self rewarding, meaning is the dog selfmedicating himself.is it boredom, is it neurotic  and so on. Kennels can make this barking issue stronger. Sometimes they start it with other dogs and occationally isolation, meaning blocking the sight to the other dog might be just the key to the solution. Maybe you can make some guesses why she is displaying this behavior?!

I don't know what you tried before, but a good portion of excersize, and or mental work before you leave might help calm the dog. Maybe you can be creative and find ways to keep this dog busy, while you are gone, maybe a kong stuffed with food works, or other things that make her hunt and work for food.

I don't know your schedule and the living conditions of the dog, so it is hard to give advice. Crating might be a quik solution for now, but I think you should ge help to find the cause and then change the invironment and circumstances to help the dog display other behaviors.

Maybe even help the dog with some homepathic treatments to settle her down. High drive dogs might require some extra attention, i would start getting up earlier and exersizing her, drain some of that energy, crate her with Kong or something else that keeps her busy.

Does your bark collar have a remote control sensor on it?  Or does it just automatically zap her when she makes a noise?  I'd invest in one with a remote, that way YOU have control over when it zaps her, and she'll learn better.  Of course, you can't supervise her when you're gone for the day, but it might help.  We got one for our Lab mutt, who feels it's his job to protect the yard and will bark at anyone walking by.  One or two barks is enough, but sometimes he just keeps going and especially at night, it's friggin annoying.  We put the collar on him at night, and he learned quickly that extended barking gets him a zap!  It also features a beep button that you can push, to alert your dog that if his behavior continues, a zap will soon follow!  It has a 300 yard range, so we can keep the remote by the side of the bed and the signal is strong enough to reach him outside.  Our Shepherd isn't territory protective, just owner protective, so her occasional barking is not a problem for us.

Sounds like typical GSD happy with your arrival home!    Personally I would run her and exercise the heck out of her before leaving and then just put her inside the house in a crate or free depending on if she can be trusted.  I think a crate is much more humane especially if she goes in nice and exhausted. Put in some of her favorite toys [kong/peanut butter] and she should be good.  Personally I never trust neghbors you never know what they are going to do when you aren't home, throw over some antifreeze etc. People just aren't always nice.

Good luck with your girl! 

Amy

ah so u not candy with barkmonster in mountain view california r u      not had sleep 4 long time  dog owned by candy in mountain view area bark bark bark woof woof woof woof never stop drive crazy   please stop dog bark       zai jain