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Old August 18th, 2008, 08:15 PM
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Who's giving a dog a treat for barking?

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Originally Posted by allymack View Post
Each time she barks shake the can, which should startle her enough to stop her bark and then put a command on it right away liek "Quiet!", if she is quiet for a couple seconds, calmly but happily praise her ( you praiseing her calming so oyu dont get her riled up and get her barking again). It can eveuntally be so effective that all you have to say is "quiet" or something liek " do you want me to get the can?"
Once again, great advice. Why use negative reinforcement when you can teach a dog to do as you want in a positive manner? Nothing wrong with initially using treats to teach a new behavior imo.
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