Yay for PR amnesia!!!

michelle_1221

I've been trying for months to work with my dog on barking because I know it'll eventually wake the baby (or me napping!).  Typically I tell him no, put him in his house (crate) and sometimes spray him with water.  I also remind him brown is our friend (UPS = Amazon). 

It's generally better, but then FedEx showed up at 8a today and he didn't do well at all.  I put him in his crate and FORGOT him until just now!  I happened to notice he was missing and found him in his crate still. 

This is where the story gets good...we just had a huge construction trailer and lots of other activity in the culdesac, yet Buddy didn't make a sound.  I think perhaps me forgetting him for a few hours might have worked!!!

erineileen317

Glad it might have got his butt in gear.  A couple hours in a crate is not a big deal, I wouldn't feel guilty about it.  I also have tried convincing my dogs that the UPS guy is our friend, not sure it's worked, but still "happy bark" (aka annoyingly loud and obsessive bark) when DH comes home.

My dog ate a stick of butter, wrapper and all, on Saturday and she spent at least 2 hours in the crate.  Some as punishment and some because I was scared she was going to slip away from me and get sick in the house.  I'd rather clean up the crate than my carpets (and yes, I checked on her frequently and it's big enough if she got sick she wouldn't be sitting in it).

namara5532

I accidentally did something similar to my cat once.  He peed on the couch, so I put him in the bathroom with his litter box.  I meant it as only half an hour, but a couple hours later I realized I hadn't seen him in a while.  He hasn't peed on the couch much since then.

megaloo27

Our UPS guy always has dog bones in his pocket so my dogs got real friendly with him  

Sascha3

I found a miracle cure for dog barking.  It is a can of very compressed air called Pet Corrector.  It is sold at Petco and comes in a red can.  It is completely harmless...you just spray a blast of the air into the air and it scares them into silence.  I have 4 chihuahuas and I have been amazed at the results.  Instantly quiet and calm.