Prey drive - Page 1

Hi looking for suggestions I have a female that won't bark she seems to b locked up in prey . She has tonnes of drive so that not a problem. Is very willing to bite but know bark . Thanks in advance

 

What is your goal for barking ?

Guarding  the helper ?and the dog is silence some dogs have this natural.
 

 

Hi BM pp is what I will be doing with her. Thanks

Ok you will make her bark on command ?

Yes that would b the way

She has to understand the command,

If the dog is crazy for balls or food  or other toy you can hide it some where( box example) most of the dogs
who can,t get the ball or food they gonna bark out frustation or exiting . When the dog is barking
than you gonna reward her ( than you can use the command ). Make a nice game from this and build it up slowly to a more
serious longer  level. Practise this  on different areas not only in one familiar area

Its a game  timing and reward make not too long sessions  when you  are starting  good is good

BM I've done that with all my dog build frustration normally works a treat but not this time . That's why I'm looking for suggestions . Thanks for your response if u have any other methods to share I would appreciate it

Remove the prey object and get the dog to bark. A dog with that much prey drive that it's locking should be able to take some pressure without crumbling no matter what age. If the dog barks, reward right away by marking and presenting the object the dog wants to bite. You can mark the behavior verbally and then go get the object or just keep it behind your back so the dog can't see it. Sometimes distance helps too...don't be right on top of the dog, put 20+ feet between the dog and helper and if the dog barks you can mark it in the same way and come up and give the dog the bite. Bark doesn't have to be solid, any kind of noise can be rewarded with either a bite, a miss, or movement from the helper (back and forth or towards the dog).

Hi Bw what kind of pressure do u suggest she is nearly 9months at this time. I have done everything else u have suggested .

Frontal pressure, make it mean something for her. Don’t be afraid to try to piss her off. Any kind of reaction to you, reward with release of pressure or a bite. Table could help in this situation as it should make her a little more weird so she could get a bark out. Is this your dog or a client/club dog?