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[MCM]

Hi everybody. I am very new to this forum, and also new to cocker spaniel ownership   My parents have always had cockers, but I haven't actually been owned by one myself so I need to learn! Merlin is my newbie cocker, and he is one year old. I have had him since last week that's all, it's a long story but in a nutshell he belonged to a friend who couldn't give him the time he needed. Anyway, you may have guessed he barks... quite a lot. For attention, at my other two dogs, if he's not with you.... has anybody else had any barking/whimpering problems and if so, how have you dealt with it other that stuffing earplugs in your lugholes!!??!!  

[PennyB]

Hi Shantel welcome to COL and the crazy world of cockers. Saw your post on dogpages earlier. Sorry I can't help but I know some on here have similar problems.

[daunting]

My only solution to 'mad' Max barking is to tell him ' quiet ' - to which he turns deaf
and to put him in the kitchen for a time-out, each and every time he does it.
Only for a few minutes and then he is let back in and stays in if he stays quiet - or back he goes.

Not much i can do about it if i am out but hope he's not too noisy - no-one has complained yet

I tell a lie ::  its not the only solution - depending on how 'hyper' he is when he is barking i can often distract his barking by making him sit and asking for a paw and then he gets a cuddle.

Prefer to try the second method first

[Sheryl]

I have this problem with Holly.  She barks at people, cats, leaves, birds, paper blowing past, doors slamming, the wind, the doorbell, the car starting..... Did I mention that she barks a lot?  Don't know the solution but if you have finished with your earplugs could I borrow them???


Sheryl, Holly and Chloe xx

[DIANNE32]

 Bailey used to do this alot in the garden, however he seems to have grown out of it. I just used to tell him to shut up and behave, it didn't work at first as cockers are very selective over what they want to hear, but i think he has the message now   . I think you just need to persivere(hope ive spelt it right) with telling him to be quiet. Hope you have some luck.

[shonajoy]

Hamish (9 months) was very barky up until a week ago. We now bring him in to the house everey time he does it, and he's really calmed down a lot. We don't bother when he's out, or during the day really, but at bedtime and early mornings we enforce it.

 

[sweetie]

is it just cause some dogs are like peeps{specially midgets like me}have a little more to say than others??? xxx

[MummyJane]

Alfie barks at everything, especially other dogs and hedgehogs for some reason  

He seems to be slowly growing out of it but it can make days out a bit difficult especially as dh is away for 6 months and we have a 1 and a 2 year old too    Wouldn't be without any of them though  

Jane x