STOP EXCESSIVE BARKING
PUPPIES WHO BARK WHEN THEY'RE LEFT ALONE AREN'T JUST ANNOYING THEY'RE NORMAL. DOGS ARE PACK ANIMALS WHO WOULDN'T SURVIVE IN THE WILD WITHOUT EACH OTHER. A BARKING PUPPY IS SIMPLY TELLING YOU TO COME BACK INTO THE ROOM SO THAT SHE CAN FEEL SAFE. THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN YOU GO TO THE PUPPY TO GET HER TO BE QUIET. GOING TO HER WORKS TO QUIET HER, BUT NOW SHE HAS LEARNED THE PERFECT WAY TO GET YOU TO COME TO HER: NOISE!
PUNISHING YOUR PUPPY FOR MAKING NOISE DOESN'T WORK. BECAUSE A BARKING PUP IS BEHAVING NORMALLY, PUNISHMENT IS JUST GOING TO CONFUSE HER. INSTEAD, YOU HAVE TO REDIRECT HER ATTENTION ONTO SOMETHING ELSE SO THAT SHE DOESN'T MISS YOU SO MUCH. SOON SHE WILL LEARN THAT IF SHE'S NICE AND QUIET AND DISTRACTED, YOU COME BACK ANYWAY.
START TRAINING HER TO BE QUIET BY OFFERING HER A HARD RUBBER TOY, A KONG THAT YOU PUT TREATS AND PEANUT BUTTER IN, OR NYLABONE. sHE'LL START WORKING ON THE TREATS AS YOU WALK AWAY FOR A MOMENT. COME BACK AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND PRAISE HER BY SAYING "GOOD QUIET" AND PET HER. REPEAT THIS A FEW TIMES, AND ONCE SHE'S OK WITH YOU BEING GONE FOR 30 SECONDS, START EXTENDING THE TIME AND DISTANCE. EVENTUALLY, SHE WILL LEARN THAT WHEN YOU GO AWAY, YOU WILL COME BACK.