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So Oscar is very protective of the home. He starts barking like crazy when he hears someone at the door or when other people come over. Since we live in a townhouse, he can get pretty noisy at times (luckily he doesn't bark very much in general, it's just when he decides to do so, he's LOUD). I don't mind him giving us a couple of warning barks, but I'd like him to stop when I give the command "quiet".
So far teaching Oscar quiet is not quite so successful. He can really rile himself up with the barking, and at times the only way to calm him down in giving him the "go home" command (he goes back into his crate) and give him a five minute time out.
Anyway, so I was doing research online and read many posts saying that one good way of curbing excess barking is to teach the dog to bark on cue (the "speak" command). Has anyone else tried this? And if so, is it successful?
I am thinking of spending this weekend having my dad ring the doorbell everytime I give Oscar the "speak" command. He always bark when he hears the doorbell, and hopefully I can both teach him the cue and also de-sensitize him from the doorbell.
Any suggestions or thought?
So far teaching Oscar quiet is not quite so successful. He can really rile himself up with the barking, and at times the only way to calm him down in giving him the "go home" command (he goes back into his crate) and give him a five minute time out.
Anyway, so I was doing research online and read many posts saying that one good way of curbing excess barking is to teach the dog to bark on cue (the "speak" command). Has anyone else tried this? And if so, is it successful?
I am thinking of spending this weekend having my dad ring the doorbell everytime I give Oscar the "speak" command. He always bark when he hears the doorbell, and hopefully I can both teach him the cue and also de-sensitize him from the doorbell.
Any suggestions or thought?