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Spoke with this woman at length. Very nice and caring and really loves her
dog. Any suggestions from you experienced Pyr owners?
Shari
From: webster09@knology.net
To: bdrube1441@aol.com,
jdwebster@inter-coastal.net, jd.webster@us.army.mil
Sent: 11/19/2009
9:00:23 A.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: our great pyrenees
Hello. I am writing to ask for suggestions you may
have to help us
with our barking Great Pyrenees.
We are
having problems with neighbor complaints about excessive
barking to
Animal Control here in Huntsville. We are increasingly
concerned that we will have to surrender our dog Nana.
Nana does
bark excessively. Her barking has increased noticeably in
the
last 2 weeks. Here are steps we've taken to alleviate the
problem and would dearly appreciate anything you might suggest that
could help us.
We exercise Nana vigorously every day. The
kids (7 of them) run and
play with her during walk/runs. They
take her to the school
playground and run and play with her.
When I leave the house on
errands I kennel her up in our
garage. This is something to which
she has become increasingly
resistant. Nana comes inside with us
about 9 p.m. every
night. I should say that she comes in with us in
the mornings
and afternoons/evenings as well. She rotates between
outside,
garage, inside the house. The garage used to calm her as
well
as coming inside. Now she barks no matter where she is.
I have
split her feedings into morning and night thinking if she's
satisfied in her hunger that would help her barking. We buy
her
bones to chew.
Now though, as soon as she hits the out of
doors she barks. And
barks. We have a 1/2 acre lot,
fenced. Perhaps this is much to
small. I just don't
know.
I don't know how to balance Nana's needs and the right of
the
neighbors to a peaceful place to live.
Nana is a very
affectionate, just good dog. She loves our family--
especially
our children. I am at a loss.
Thank
you.
Sincerely,
Sherri Webster
Huntsville,
AL
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