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our Cody has been a major barker lately(last two weeks) and it occured to me that when we(CODY) get bored WE BARK!!!!!!!!!
or he thinks I'm strange because I'm 5 months pregnant
I decided a change in atmosphere was needed. His atmosphere usually consist of the vineyard(once a week), walks around our hood and our back yard.
The vineyard is always fun but I agree w/ him the hood and yard get boring.
We went to the dog park today and no dogs where there but we had fun playing hide n seek. I got kisses all the way home.
We are going to start doing our walks at the park rather then at home in the morning.
He's healthy and well and I can't think of anything else that could be the issue. we will start w/ this and go from there.
I find that my dogs like routine and need structure. They like to go on their normal walk at the normal time, they like to eat at the same times and they like to leave the kitchen after dinner and go to the TV room at the same time each evening. They bark when we DON'T meet their expectations based on their normal schedule. Outside of these situations, they do get bored, but not with places and things so much as without human interaction. They need playtime and companionship and work to do. A little bit of training or playing ball goes a long way towards creating happy dogs in our household.
I find that my dogs like routine and need structure. They like to go on their normal walk at the normal time, they like to eat at the same times and they like to leave the kitchen after dinner and go to the TV room at the same time each evening. They bark when we DON'T meet their expectations based on their normal schedule. Outside of these situations, they do get bored, but not with places and things so much as without human interaction. They need playtime and companionship and work to do. A little bit of training or playing ball goes a long way towards creating happy dogs in our household.
routine is pretty consistent but I am gonna change up location on the morning walks a little and se what happens.
Cleosmom might be onto something ...fireworks and very distant randomly but thunderstorms are daily.
I got a busy ball for him for when I need to work and for storms. I hope it helps a little. I hate it when he is unhappy or unsettled!
Can you identify anything consistent about the times or situations around the barking? Barking is sometimes self-perpetuating. A person will walk toward the house and make a loud noise. The dog will see/hear it and bark. The person walks away. The dog thinks, "Hmm, person walks toward me, I bark, person walks away! If I bark every time a person walks toward me, they won't make a loud noise AND I'll scare them away!!" A new game begins.... Something like this may have happened.
You could try distracting the dog when the barking begins, to try to change/eliminate the trigger.
Shadow most definitely gets bored doing the same old, same old every day. We do a walk every morning, but we vary where we walk. In the afternoons now that it is hot we are going to the beach, but we also do the dog park or the people park to chase squirrels and we go at the same time every afternoon. So we have a routine that changes.
Can you identify anything consistent about the times or situations around the barking? Barking is sometimes self-perpetuating. A person will walk toward the house and make a loud noise. The dog will see/hear it and bark. The person walks away. The dog thinks, "Hmm, person walks toward me, I bark, person walks away! If I bark every time a person walks toward me, they won't make a loud noise AND I'll scare them away!!" A new game begins.... Something like this may have happened.
You could try distracting the dog when the barking begins, to try to change/eliminate the trigger.
we had the barking almost fixed. I understand a bark when someones at the door and I can ask for a quiet and get it. This is random barking at noooottthhhing but maybe he hears thunder I dont hear???
race someone else has a dog who gets bored. makes me feel like less of a silly lady
we had the barking almost fixed. I understand a bark when someones at the door and I can ask for a quiet and get it. This is random barking at noooottthhhing but maybe he hears thunder I dont hear???
race someone else has a dog who gets bored. makes me feel like less of a silly lady
Yep his hearing is more intense than us as humans. When you're off to work, do you leave a TV or radio on for comfort?
The only other reason I can think of a dog changing his/her barking habits is when they lose their hearing
My personal opinion, routine is good for training purposes and for the life of the dog as a companion, not where or how they walk and play. If your dog has a routine of preforming tasks they are taught and expect to do, why would dog be bored? If you change your routine at home, it will do nothing but confuse your dog. So, walking and playing is one thing, behaving at home is another. Dogs love and need leadership, don't get them confused.
what kind of dog is cody? it may be he needs more added to his routine instead of changing it.
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