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barking and being in heat

Sent to Pet Experts November 8 2005 at 5:56 PM
   

I have one male dog and one female dog, both are not fixed but I do not want to breed them yet. I do, however, want to stop them from barking loudly all night long. Besides separating them, how can I decrease the barking?

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November 8 2005 at 5:59 PM (2 minutes and 27 seconds later)
         
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Separating them is not going to stop the barking.

Is one barking more than the other?

He has learned that his barking will make you come out an interact with him. As long as you do it, the behavior will continue. There are a lot of sounds and smells that they encounter at night that can be stimulating (squirrels, possums, etc) so this could also be your problem.

They make correction collars for this sort of thing. One is a collar that is on a remote. It will blow a citronella spray in your dog's face when he barks. Then, of course, there are shock collars that you can use as well.

You might even want to consider bringing him indoors in a crate to sleep if he's a good dog.

Let me know if you still have questions.

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November 8 2005 at 8:58 PM (2 hours and 59 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to Tammy Falkner's Post: I forgot to mention that the female dog is in heat. Does this make a difference in your answer? I can't sleep at night!

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