Shе’s thе greatest, саlmеѕt dog іn thе world.. bυt ѕhе barks whenever I talk οn thе phone. Thіѕ mаkеѕ conference calls really hard.
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Shе’s thе greatest, саlmеѕt dog іn thе world.. bυt ѕhе barks whenever I talk οn thе phone. Thіѕ mаkеѕ conference calls really hard.
Get a cage,put her outside!
Just DO NOT GIVE IN.
Dogs are smarter then most people think, if she realizes that the more she does it, then the more treats you give her,then she’ll never stop.
Just ignore her, or put her in a seperate room.
Just when you’re on the phone? During important calls, put her out of the room. It’s best to work with her when it;s family or friends. When the phone rings tell your dog to sit and give her a treat. Then answer the phone. As soon as you’re on the phone, ignore your dog. No eye contact or speaking to her. After you’re off the phone, tell her to sit and give her another treat. Give her treats when she’s being quiet, but ignore her when she’s barking.
It sounds like she is getting the signs of old age – perhaps she’s going deaf. . .
Just put her in another room when you talk on the phone, or put three pennies in a square tea tin and shake it – back to basics like a puppy.
You might have a seniopr exam done on her at the vet – she might be starting doggy alzheimer’s and need some aricept.
My dogs do that too, so I have to scold them. I point and snap my fingers, and if all else fails, my husband takes his phone outside. You may have to put them in another room, or outside while you have your phone calls.
Cut out all the treats unless you’re in a training session with her.
I’ve learned to live with it, I rescued a Black Lab, comes right up looks me in the eye and barks for her treat, if she does in when I on the phone I tell her to lay dow, she walks away and stays quite for about 15 min, and I never correct any of my dogs from barking at noise outside, great deterrent, even if friendly if someone is up to no good they don’t know if the dog is friendly, better than alarm system, husband is cop & his friends (cops) say the same thing and it hard to tell them not to bark and then want them to bark so I really don’t give her a hard time, but if she barks at anyone outside she gets a good girl & hug and people that I know, know her and their not a bit upset by it
Think from a dogs level. She has no idea that there is someone on the other end! She probably believes you are talking to her!
If she is barking for treats and you give them to her, you are only reinforcing a bad behaviour.
This is from Cesar Milan’s book. . .
“When is the right time to share affection?
After a dog has exercised and eaten. After a dog has changed his unwanted behavior into a behavior that you asked for. After a dog has responded to a rule or a command. If you dog jumps up on you demanding to be petted, it’s probably your instinct to oblige her. This behavior sends her the signal that she is in charge. Share your affection to sit down and calm down. Then you share affection, on your terms. Your dog will quickly come to realize that there is only one correct behavior to get her the things she wants.
When is the wrong time to give affection?
When your dog is fearful, anxious, possessive, dominant, aggressive, whining, begging, barking—or breaking any rule of your household. Anytime you give affection, you reinforce the behavior that preceded it. You cannot “love” a dog out of her bad behavior, just as you can’t “love” a criminal into stopping his crimes. “
my dog used to do that and i use a squirt gun and squirt her in the face and say “NO BARKING” she will get the point they don’t like water in the face , but if after a more than a few this doesn’t work i suggest pressurized air (for keyboards) this works good and is better than hitting or caging (that’s cruel and in humane) if all that dose not work well put her in another room (if you have one ,city people are short of space) lab’s are great dogs and are smart !!
hope this helps
She’s doing it because she finds it rewarding. Whatever you’re doing right AFTER she barks is what she’s working for. For example, if you pay attention to her, pet her or give her a treat “to keep her quiet”, that’s why she’s barking. Because it works.
From now on, give her treats ONLY when she’s quiet. If she barks, leave the room IMMEDIATELY.
You must intermittently reward her (with treats, attention, petting, etc. ) any time she is quiet, and she will really quickly stop being obnoxious.
Remember that any kind of attention is a reward for an “attention-seeking missile” Lab, so even scolding her is actually a reward.
If you have a conference call, you’re a captive audience, and she knows with 100% certainty that if she barks, you’ll give her treats. Before your next conference call, start rewarding her frequently for quiet behavior and walk out of the room for barking. You need to work on the behavior BEFORE you’re on the conference call and can’t interact with her.
Turn off the ringer on your phone, if you can, or turn it to a different sound. When she hears the phone ring, it’s exactly Pavlov’s dog, because she knows you turn on the gravy train when phone rings + barking.
So, the new formula =
quiet = reward
barking= you plus your rewards go away
phone = ?
What do you want her to do when you’re on the phone instead? Lay quietly? Then reward all the Lay Quietly behavior you see all day long. Because she’s an 8 yo Lab, I’m willing to bet that she does a lot of that!
Rewards are not just treats, but are all the things that she wants and will work for. With Labs, they mostly want your attention. Never pet her for breathing. Never give her a treat because you’re on the phone/to shut her up!
Every time you look at her, talk to her, pet her, or give her anything, you are REWARDING the behavior that came right BEFORE the reward.
So, what are you “paying for”?
A punishment-based method like squirting her, etc. , is not going to be effective– until you ALSO stop inadvertently rewarding the behaviors you don’t want. If you stop rewarding those, there will be no reason to correct it, because she’ll now be Laying Quietly, hoping for a goodie.
A note about treats: Dogs don’t need lots of treats unless you are working on teaching a new behavior. Use pieces of her dog kibble, so you aren’t loading her up on poor quality food, because at her age, she doesn’t need that.
Before you make your conference call, take her for a walk so she’ll be tired. The good news is that she’s old, so that shouldn’t take too long. She needs exercise, though, and if she’s doing this, she’s not getting enough exercise. Go longer on your walk.
Give her a stuffed Kong toy to work on. If she can easily get it unstuffed, pour a little water in it and freeze it. Make SURE she gets it BEFORE she starts barking. If she barks, put it away and walk away from her. When she’s quiet, walk back and offer it again. It’s like Red Light/Green Light—- Barking is. . . . . . Red light! Nothing good happens when she barks.
Reacting to bad behavior is not dog training. Or, rather, she’s still learning, but you are likely to be just reinforcing behaviors you don’t want.
Please stay away from the punishment stuff. You inadvertently trained in this behavior, and you can get rid of it just as quickly. Plan ahead. don’t react.