Re: [PyrNet-L] the Barkster

[Jack & Charlotte Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

Hi Stephanie,
Is Paddy barking all the time or just long periods of time?  Is it a frantic bark
(like something is really wrong) or a bored bark (woof, woof, woof) or a sudden
bark (he hears or sees something)?  I've had good luck with a squirt gun to break
the bored bark habit.  On the other hand, have also had dogs all of a suden start
barking because of  pain.  We once had all of our dogs go through unexplained
barking spells in the middle of the night.  After this had been going on for many
months, the doorbell rang in the middle of the night.  It was our neighbor who
came for help because her husband was beating her again! (and our dogs hated the
husband and loved the wife....we could never understand why until that night).
Since then, I always pay attention to my Pyrs' barking.
Charlotte

PyrMom@aol.com wrote:

> Can any of you Pyr experts help me out with a really odd problem.  I have had
> Pyrs for over 10 years so am well acquainted with their propensity for
> barking.  All of my Pyrs have been known to just lay in their crates and "air
> bark" until told to knock it off and then they will lay quietly till the next
> round of barking.  Here is my dilemma:  Recently (within the last two or
> three months) Paddy has begun to bark **non-stop**.  He literally will bark
> for hours on end... and I mean h*o*u*r*s.  He lays on his chair, in his crate
> on the stairwell landing - any where - and barks at nothing.  There is no one
> outside, nothing going on inside the house, just his barking!  It is
> particularly noticible at night.
>
> Can anyone give me some hints at what he is doing and why?  How do I correct
> the behavior?  Yes, he stops momentarily when I reprimand him verbally but
> then starts up again as soon as my back is turned.
>
> We have not added or changed anything in the house.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts!
>
> Stephanie and Paddy (hey, I just like to bark)
> pyrmom@aol.com
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