by Sarah Stremming | Jan 20, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
I had two comments about what to do when the demand barking your dog exhibits is not directed at you but at another dog in the house. This is such a common (and annoying) puppyish (my scientific term for “juvenile”) behavior, I thought I would address it...
by Sarah Stremming | Jan 19, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
Does your dog jump up on you or other people? You’re not alone. I’ll address both owner-jumping and stranger-jumping, because I see them as two separate problems with different solutions. Dogs that jump up to greet their owners have been taught to do so,...
by Sarah Stremming | Jan 18, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
Demand barking is any kind of barking or vocalizing that the dog is doing in order to gain something from someone. The demands are usually one of the following; let me out of the crate, let me inside, let me outside, feed me, pet me, play with me, or simply pay...
by Sarah Stremming | Jan 16, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
I had two requests on more barking talk, so here it is. If your dog has YET ANOTHER kind of barking that you want addressed, just leave me a comment, I’m happy to cover all the barking bases! The first comment was from Brett who asked about the dog barking at...
by Sarah Stremming | Jan 13, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
Every time I teach a basic manners class at least one person in the class asks (usually rather off-topic) what to do about barking. Upon further inquiry (when/how/where/what/why does the dog bark?) it is typically discovered that the excessive barking is occurring in...
