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Offline Top Barks

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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2011, 08:18:33 PM »
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)

you want a bet Chris?  :005: :005:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2011, 08:21:29 PM »
Quote from: Top Barks on November 20, 2011, 08:18:33 PM
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)

you want a bet Chris?  :005: :005:

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Brenna (the show type Im looking after) was able to do a wonderful howling bark whilst holding onto a bone for dear life the other day!
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2011, 08:22:30 PM »
Quote from: Top Barks on November 20, 2011, 08:18:33 PM
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)

you want a bet Chris?  :005: :005:

Coco is expert at barking with her mouth full of tennis ball or teddy >:( :005:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2011, 08:36:13 PM »
Ruby wuffs and can do a mean woo woo woo with a tennis ball in he mouth  :005:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2011, 08:48:27 PM »
Duck tape ....that should do the trick  ;)  :011:

Good to see you again Sue
Purdeys one of those 'talkative' cockers  >:(  Agree she does it for attention sometimes but she also 'talks a lot' when playing & when generally interacting with humans & it may seem daft but she does seem to enjoy a good conversation IYKWIM  :dunno:  :D
From the many different cockers I've met, to me it seems that show type are much gobbier vocal than the working lines - I believe I'm right in saying this is desirable in the breed due to the job they are bred to do .......... somehow I don't quite think Purdey would be very welcome on a shoot     :doh:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2011, 08:54:57 PM »
Quote from: Joules on November 20, 2011, 08:22:30 PM
Quote from: Top Barks on November 20, 2011, 08:18:33 PM
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)

you want a bet Chris?  :005: :005:

Coco is expert at barking with her mouth full of tennis ball or teddy >:( :005:

Another one here... Maggie does her best attempt at a woo woo woo with a ball in her mouth, the rest of the time its too yappy!

I have the same gobby problem with Maggie Sue... and its something we are working on but its really hard because it needs such consistency.  Maggie barks when we are out at the park and she's bored, but also then if you play with her, through excitement. I'm trying the ignore technique, but that needs everyone to ignore her when she does it and not go "oooohhhh Maggie's got lots to say for herself today.... blah blah blah" because she's getting exactly what she wants. And just to demnstrate the whole any attention is good attention point... For a few days I decided to put her on her lead if she barked and let her off again a few minutes later, then it suddenly struck me on the third day that she was happy as larry when I put her on the lead, she walked nicely and loved it... because she'd got my attention! :doh:
Luckily for me it is just when we're out and not an issue round the house or out visiting.
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2011, 10:27:27 PM »
Lovely to hear from you I really miss your photos of Skye and Chloe, as for barking I lost poor Jenny but have Penny and she only barks at doggs on television as Jenny was a real barker.
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2011, 10:43:43 PM »
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)

Gari used to bark in to his water bowl when he was taking a drink and heard something outside - it was like when I used to blow into my glass of milk with a straw as a child, and make it "bubble", so funny! :005:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2011, 10:31:45 AM »
We tried teaching the 'speak' command to get our little girl to stop barking. We succeeded in teaching her to bark on command, for a treat of course, but it absolutely failed at keeping her from barking at any other time when she feels like it (like the postman, wind, tv, etc.)!

I've given up now and just accepted that she is a very talkative little cocker!
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2011, 10:42:46 AM »
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)
Unfortunately, George and Hamish have both mastered the art of barking with balls in their mouths, usually, when i have dared to stop to talk to someboday and not throwing their balls for them  ph34r :005:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2011, 11:03:54 AM »
We taught the speak command to Ollie,  the quiet does work,  but not at agility!  :005:  He barks and stamps his paws at agility, desperate for his go!  >:D oh and he did it at the meet yesterday when I dared give his lead to someone else while took a group pic! I give him a tennis ball at agility,  we then spend time with him dropping it onto my foot for it to roll towards him.

Sorry Sue,  absolutely no help at all!
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2011, 11:13:05 AM »
Quote from: seaangler on November 20, 2011, 07:21:25 PM
Tennis ball in mouth...cant do two things at the same time.... ;)

Sorry.....Phoebe can bark with a ball in her mouth although it is a tad muffled :rofl1:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2011, 12:42:22 PM »
Lucy is also good at doing a muffled bark when she has a tennis ball in her mouth!!   :lol2:
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2011, 12:45:50 PM »
I have just taught Bob to Speak when i ask him ......  :005:
sorry that's not any help
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Re: Anyone managed to teach their dogs not to bark?
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2011, 12:46:51 PM »
BUT... :D

Who's dog can hold not one but TWO TENNIS balls in the mouth and still bark...kinda muffold..... ;)

Did see two working cokers on sunday over the washlands one with two balls in his mouth...
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