Comments for Puppies Barking http://www.puppiesbarking.com Put a stop to barking puppies today! Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How To Stop Puppies Barking At Night by chris http://www.puppiesbarking.com/puppies-barking/how-to-stop-puppies-barking-at-night/comment-page-1#comment-28 chris Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:45:47 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=42#comment-28 I feel your pain. Our boxer pup came home 11 days ago, and he slept very well considering his age & the length of time he's been here. The frist 2 nights he slept 7 & 6 hours straight thru. The following night he whined to go potty at 2am, then again at 5am, and persisted to bark for 2 hours. I did NOT let him out, and I found this very rewarding, for the next week anyway. He only woke one night around 3 to potty after that 'episode, and when I put him back in his crate, he was quiet. I had no problems all last week with him, even when my husband got up at 5:15 to go to work he was quiet until 6:30 most mornings, when he decidedly was ready to get up for breakfast! This was until last night, and I'm not sure why. We had him up playing later than usual, and I had to go up to my daughter at 12:45am, when I guess he heard me, and then my husband took him potty but he barked & yelped for an hour after that!!! I certainly hope he's not going to regress, as I was so pleased with this going decently well. I did not take hime out while he was barking, after he stopped he was quiet until roughly normal time - 6:30am - for breakfast. I'm really hoping we don't take a step backwards, as i KNOW he can go thru the night 11-6:30. I take up his food and water by 7:00pm too, and his last outing is usually between 10:30/11:00pm. Fingers crossed this goes back to normal, but I think your advice will come in handy if need be. A trainer I spoke to before about this suggested that, should it go on, giving the crate a 'tap' on the top of it immediately following or during the barking might signal a negative response to his noise. I did that twice last night and he did stop....this was after an hour or so though. I'm really hoping this was an isolated incident, but I'm prepared that it might happen again. Hopefully he will re-catch on to this :) I feel your pain. Our boxer pup came home 11 days ago, and he slept very well considering his age & the length of time he’s been here. The frist 2 nights he slept 7 & 6 hours straight thru.

The following night he whined to go potty at 2am, then again at 5am, and persisted to bark for 2 hours. I did NOT let him out, and I found this very rewarding, for the next week anyway. He only woke one night around 3 to potty after that ‘episode, and when I put him back in his crate, he was quiet. I had no problems all last week with him, even when my husband got up at 5:15 to go to work he was quiet until 6:30 most mornings, when he decidedly was ready to get up for breakfast!

This was until last night, and I’m not sure why. We had him up playing later than usual, and I had to go up to my daughter at 12:45am, when I guess he heard me, and then my husband took him potty but he barked & yelped for an hour after that!!! I certainly hope he’s not going to regress, as I was so pleased with this going decently well. I did not take hime out while he was barking, after he stopped he was quiet until roughly normal time – 6:30am – for breakfast. I’m really hoping we don’t take a step backwards, as i KNOW he can go thru the night 11-6:30. I take up his food and water by 7:00pm too, and his last outing is usually between 10:30/11:00pm. Fingers crossed this goes back to normal, but I think your advice will come in handy if need be. A trainer I spoke to before about this suggested that, should it go on, giving the crate a ‘tap’ on the top of it immediately following or during the barking might signal a negative response to his noise. I did that twice last night and he did stop….this was after an hour or so though. I’m really hoping this was an isolated incident, but I’m prepared that it might happen again. Hopefully he will re-catch on to this :)

]]> Comment on The Solution To Labrador Barking by sylvia http://www.puppiesbarking.com/labrador-barking/the-solution-to-labrador-barking/comment-page-1#comment-22 sylvia Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:52:06 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=21#comment-22 hi im just wandering about my puppy of nearly four months has not barked. She does bark when she is playing but not at strangers or when she hears the door bell Is there a certain age she will start? hi im just wandering about my puppy of nearly four months has not barked. She does bark when she is playing but not at strangers or when she hears the door bell
Is there a certain age she will start?

]]> Comment on The Solution To Labrador Barking by admin http://www.puppiesbarking.com/labrador-barking/the-solution-to-labrador-barking/comment-page-1#comment-19 admin Mon, 24 May 2010 19:35:28 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=21#comment-19 @Sallyanne, are you crate training your puppy? If so, you might try moving the crate into the bedroom. We usually have our crate right next to the bed. It sounds like your puppy has learned that when he barks he gets your attention. This is obviously not a good thing. You want to do your best to not reward him with your attention when he's barking. On the other hand, if he's being quiet that is when you want to give him lots of attention and praise. @Sallyanne, are you crate training your puppy? If so, you might try moving the crate into the bedroom. We usually have our crate right next to the bed.

It sounds like your puppy has learned that when he barks he gets your attention. This is obviously not a good thing. You want to do your best to not reward him with your attention when he’s barking. On the other hand, if he’s being quiet that is when you want to give him lots of attention and praise.

]]> Comment on The Solution To Labrador Barking by admin http://www.puppiesbarking.com/labrador-barking/the-solution-to-labrador-barking/comment-page-1#comment-18 admin Mon, 24 May 2010 19:26:29 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=21#comment-18 @John, I came across this article recently from another blog that might help you with your dog when passing strangers: http://www.thatmutt.com/2010/05/18/dog-leash-aggression/ I hope that helps. @John, I came across this article recently from another blog that might help you with your dog when passing strangers:

http://www.thatmutt.com/2010/0.....ggression/

I hope that helps.

]]> Comment on The Solution To Labrador Barking by Sallyanne http://www.puppiesbarking.com/labrador-barking/the-solution-to-labrador-barking/comment-page-1#comment-17 Sallyanne Mon, 24 May 2010 18:13:43 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=21#comment-17 my Golden Lab is 5 months and was brilliant at first, now he wakes up about 3am and barks constantly until one of us go and speak to him, this is becoming a nightmare as we often end up sleepin on the settee just to get some sleep, please advise??? my Golden Lab is 5 months and was brilliant at first, now he wakes up about 3am and barks constantly until one of us go and speak to him, this is becoming a nightmare as we often end up sleepin on the settee just to get some sleep, please advise???

]]> Comment on The Solution To Labrador Barking by John http://www.puppiesbarking.com/labrador-barking/the-solution-to-labrador-barking/comment-page-1#comment-9 John Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:08:55 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=21#comment-9 Hello; my female labrador is now 10 months old. She has never barked in the house, car, or in her crate. She has loved her crate from day one. She has been excellent in every respect and retrieves extreemely well already on live birds. However, when I take her out for walks or her business, she barks quite viciously at any passing stranger, including my neighbors. Can anyone give me some adise on how to get her to quit this. Thank you Hello; my female labrador is now 10 months old. She has never barked in the house, car, or in her crate. She has loved her crate from day one. She has been excellent in every respect and retrieves extreemely well already on live birds. However, when I take her out for walks or her business, she barks quite viciously at any passing stranger, including my neighbors. Can anyone give me some adise on how to get her to quit this. Thank you

]]> Comment on The Solution To Labrador Barking by admin http://www.puppiesbarking.com/labrador-barking/the-solution-to-labrador-barking/comment-page-1#comment-6 admin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.puppiesbarking.com/?p=21#comment-6 @Deepak, that is unusual that he was perfect before and just developed this problem. Did you change anything in your crate training routine? You might already do this, but one thing I'd make sure to do is take him out to pee/poop right before you put him in his crate for bedtime. If he's barking for no other reason then he wants to see you or wants to be let out of the crate then you need to leave him in the crate and over time he will understand that barking will not get him out of the crate. Only let your puppy out of the crate if he stops barking. Here's a great article on crate training your puppy: <a href="http://puppyintraining.com/crate-training-puppies-14-useful-tips/" rel="nofollow">Crate Training Puppies</a> By the way, I've raised several Labrador Retriever puppies over the past few years and each one is different. Sometimes they have no problem in the crate, some take days to stop barking in the crate, others weeks, and yes, I've heard of puppies taking several months before they stop barking in their crates. Hopefully your puppy is just having a little hiccup in his training and it will resolve itself over the next couple days. Just be sure you're consistent, persistent, and patient with your puppy. I hope that helps. Good luck with your new puppy! @Deepak, that is unusual that he was perfect before and just developed this problem. Did you change anything in your crate training routine? You might already do this, but one thing I’d make sure to do is take him out to pee/poop right before you put him in his crate for bedtime.

If he’s barking for no other reason then he wants to see you or wants to be let out of the crate then you need to leave him in the crate and over time he will understand that barking will not get him out of the crate. Only let your puppy out of the crate if he stops barking.

Here’s a great article on crate training your puppy:

Crate Training Puppies

By the way, I’ve raised several Labrador Retriever puppies over the past few years and each one is different. Sometimes they have no problem in the crate, some take days to stop barking in the crate, others weeks, and yes, I’ve heard of puppies taking several months before they stop barking in their crates. Hopefully your puppy is just having a little hiccup in his training and it will resolve itself over the next couple days. Just be sure you’re consistent, persistent, and patient with your puppy.

I hope that helps. Good luck with your new puppy!

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