Re: Barking, How do I stop them?

[Val]

No they are just brighter that the owner and more than up to taking on trainers.

You can stick the treats on top of the wardrobe if you like but the clicker has to be in your pocket or in your hand they can either see it or smell it or even sense it.

Clickers have there place but I am not a fan have been showing and working dogs all my life which is awhile as I am the wrong side of sixty.

I can tell you what will happen while Gwen is getting herself sorted to work with one dog the others will want to be with her and they will start barking they are a family pack, I bet apart from the odd day at a show if they have ever been apart so that is stress all ready, one not wanting to listen to a clicker cos she wants to be with her pack and the others all getting upset because they are shut away.
There are many ways of stressing a dog  sometimes a bit of short sharp  positive works wonders
Val

[quote author=justpetdogs link=topic=15227.msg275792#msg275792 date=1277119118]
[quote author=Val link=topic=15227.msg275790#msg275790 date=1277117628]…you got them all following you around for a click and treat[/quote]

So they must have been reinforced for that behaviour.

Marion
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