Pup barking in run

fiestaman

Right i put the pup 12wks old in the run yesterday evening for 10mins while i pottered around the backyard where he could see me. He whinged and let a few barks, i wentvover and let a kinda growl and said BED. No real joy. Soothed him then and when he was quiet i let him out. Fed him in there thismorning and he bark again. Dont kno what to do as books and dvds dont say anyrhing about this. I have neighbours with a new baby so dont want to annoy them. Panicing now

terminator2

tell him to shut up and stamp your foot , you have to discourage barking at all costs , dont mind him whining hes just letting you know hes there if you want to play:D

EPointer=Birdss

Squirt him with a water pistol when he barks! Worked a treat with my pointer. He hates hoses, bottles etc now but loves water. I only have to put my hand towards 1 & he stops whatever he's doing.
Also exercise him plenty so he's too tired to be backing. Pups tire very easy.

deeksofdoom

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Also exercise him plenty so he's too tired to be backing. Pups tire very easy.

I wouldn't be exercising him as in walking him he is only a pup, he doesn't need to be walked, play with him and bond with him yes.

I'ld go with what terminator says or the water pistol would be fine too.

TriggerPL

Is it just when you in the yard , it normal for dog to bark when your n sight of him as he trying to get your attention to let him out , if it bad . Go over and give him a shake and say shut up , but with a spaniel that young be very careful not to over do it .

Tiring him out is good idea to , just be careful not to over do him spaniels pups bones are very soft and doing to much with then at a young age can cause damage .

fiestaman

Ok at the moment its just when im in yard. Il try him this evening,il feed him in there and go in and c wat happens. I want to gradually ease him into it.

terminator2

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Squirt him with a water pistol when he barks! Worked a treat with my pointer. He hates hoses, bottles etc now but loves water. I only have to put my hand towards 1 & he stops whatever he's doing.
Also exercise him plenty so he's too tired to be backing. Pups tire very easy.

done the same with my pair , when i go out to clean the run or feed them they sit in the corner .....they know any messing and they are getting squirted with the hose......as a result im clean when i get back to the house and their reward is getting fed;);)

EPointer=Birdss

deeksofdoom wrote: »

I wouldn't be exercising him as in walking him he is only a pup, he doesn't need to be walked, play with him and bond with him yes.

I'ld go with what terminator says or the water pistol would be fine too.

Did I say walk him?
I said exercise. Playing with a pup will tire the s***e out of them mentally & physically giving the desired affect. Letting them follow you as you potter around the yard will do the same. They are balls of energy but blow out very fast.
Don't act on his call either though as He'll realize winging gets him attention.

TriggerPL

fiestaman wrote: »

Ok at the moment its just when im in yard. Il try him this evening,il feed him in there and go in and c wat happens. I want to gradually ease him into it.

when you get on abit with the pup get into the habbit of bringing him out side and making him sit and stay while you put food in the bowl , and then give him the comand GET IN . it will stand when your go to hedges , get in will register as a possitive , that he going to get rewarded for !

Also this is a great one if you have a pointer that is sticky , on point .

hope that reads right . some things are hard explained in text .

Cass

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Don't act on his call either though as He'll realize winging gets him attention.

+1 on this.

Ignore him. If you react everytime he whinges he'll associate whinging to attention from you. No need for watering, etc. You need to "outlast" him on this. Its the same thing when a pup is brought home. For the first few nights, they need to be allowed to cry themselves out.

If your neighbours are giving you giref tell them it'll only be a day or three. If you are worrying without them having said anything to you then don't.

irish setter

Ezridax wrote: »

+1 on this.

Ignore him. If you react everytime he whinges he'll associate whinging to attention from you. No need for watering, etc. You need to "outlast" him on this. Its the same thing when a pup is brought home. For the first few nights, they need to be allowed to cry themselves out.

If your neighbours are giving you giref tell them it'll only be a day or three. If you are worrying without them having said anything to you then don't.

some dogs just won't shut up. water works best. make sure you tell him bed and follow with a squirt of water to the face. one or two times will do and you won't need water after that. it's not about outlasting him to show who's boss it's telling him unwanted behaviour is not on

Cass

irish setter wrote: »

some dogs just won't shut up.

I've yet to have a dog that doesn't get tired at some point. usually it's the owner getting annoyed, bored, pissed off, whatever, and reacting.

it's not about outlasting him to show who's boss it's telling him unwanted behaviour is not on

Same thing just differently worded. If you choose water as part of that process then so be it.

endasmail

am only after going through this
and am still not talking to one of the neighbours

tire him out during the day ,playing or small walks
kennel him and feed him
i think the most important thing is not entertain his whinging or barking

best of luck with it

tonytoc11

It's something you have to put up with for a while I'm afraid. They stop as they grow up and you discourage them. My springer was fairly bad for the first 6 months but he's 13 months now and I can't believe the difference in him.

Birdnuts

tonytoc11 wrote: »

It's something you have to put up with for a while I'm afraid. They stop as they grow up and you discourage them. My springer was fairly bad for the first 6 months but he's 13 months now and I can't believe the difference in him.

Yeah - dogs are just like kids in that respect. Thankfully dogs mature much quicker and don't give smart answers back:D;)

4200fps

Maybe place a radio near pin and let them listen to i102-104? The neighbor used to leave a radio on in his shed for his cattle to shut them up at night and it worked no messing. Try it it could work lol. Its an idea anyways Or of that doesn't work roar i'll ****ing open ya if I've to go out to you

TriggerPL

4200fps wrote: »

Or of that doesn't work roar i'll ****ing open ya if I've to go out to you

hahahahahahahahaha ! ive done this once or twice .

the radio with cattle is normally used with show men to get them use to noise , seen it been done with dogs for agillity courses to get them use to spectator noise .

thelurcher

Some pups do make noise every waking minute - I had a dog pup like that two years ago.
After two weeks I (or more like everyone within a 500 yard radius) cracked and I took a loan of his sister for six months - problem solved.