Help with yappy tiny dog please?????

We adopted a minature schnauzer who is a barker... our back yard abuts a preserve and he's constantly catching wind of things and barking, which then gets my 120 lb johnson american bulldog going. The only thing I've found effective when they get going is to position myself in front of the little one, standing as tall as possible, kinda puffing myself up so to speak, and issuing a firm "NO". Then I move toward him, backing him up. It's become pretty effective. NO alone does not work on this dog (after 18 months), although standing over him does, in effect claiming the space from him. I do this to the big one as well now since once he gets going he isn't inclined to stop if he feels it's a threat. Occasionally simply clapping my hands will stop him now.

You could try a clicker, when she barks inappropiately the click should get her attention, followed by a firm "NO". It may work... or a small tin can of change of rocks that makes noise.... the key is to get her attention refocused along with the command, eventually the command alone should work. The key is consistency... use it every time unwanted behavior occurs... patience is key, some little ones are just strong willed, I know ours sure is!

Good luck.

 

One word = Chihuahua...............I think its a genetic fault.


Rammy

 

Good luck.
My pom 'RIP' was the most obedient pet i had but the older she got the worse the yaped i finely learned to live with it rather than beat a dead horse so to speak

 

You say she isn't leash trained. Why not start there if you want to train her?

 

I have a doxie/chi mix and he is yappy I have been working with him and I agree a can with coins anything to dry their attention. I have used a clicker to reinforce good behavior. Catch her not barking and click and treat, might work you could use the can to distract when she stops barking click and treat. With this behavior it takes time patience and repeating. Good luck.

 

One good kick to the head from the sheep oughta take care of that. Edited to add--this was meant to be funny, not mean. LOL

Good luck. I just use my yappy pom-poos annoying barking to keep coons, skunks and mink away from my chickens. She's my chicken dog and I plan to breed her to another yappy little beast to have a pack of ankle biters. She's pretty good at herding the chickens too.

 

I'm working on this with a rescued sheltie I ended up with. I like the distraction idea followed by the reward for being quiet. It sounds like the dog barks in the house, too. I have found a squirt gun works wonders for distraction (the can was too much, terrorized him). Getting help from a 2nd person helps a ton so that the dog doesn't learn to bark when the squirter isn't near. There are also citronella bark collars that spray when the dog barks. They have worked well for a couple of my friends, but I haven't gone that route (yet?). I agree that leash training would help. You could start that inside, too.

Good luck!