great pyrenees wont stop barking?
barks outside barks inside tell him no bad still barks
barks outside barks inside tell him no bad still barks
Nedra E
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You left out some information that really would have helped me to help you. Do you live in a large city, a small city, a town, or out in the country?
What is the dogs job? Is he a livestock guardian (LGD) or is he a family guardian?
I invite you to join a Yahoo pyr group so you can ask more questions in group and get answers from people who all have pyrs and have been through these things.
Before you got your pyr, did you research to learn about the breed? Pyrs BARK! That's how they do their job! He's a guardian. He does his job by:
1) warning you with warning barking
2) initimidating intruders so they leave or stay away
His nature is NOT to attack, but to scare off the intruders and his barking is to do that. It's called pre-emptive barking.
1) Your job is to listen to the dog when he barks and acknowledge that he's warned you. Telling him NO BAD for doing his job is absolutely counter productive. One friend in my group had this problem when her dog was out on the back porch. After we all discussed her dog's barking, she followed our recommendations and when he barked, she'd go to the door and look at him and say "is everything ok? Did you scare the intruder away?" She was amazed that, when she paid attention to learn what the bark said, and when she talked to him so he knew she appreciated him doing his job, the dog did hardly any more barking the rest of the night.
Your next job is to listen carefully to the barks.
One bark says "I don't like that dog over there"
Another says "There's an intruder near"
Another says "There's danger RIGHT HERE"
Another might say "Can I come inside?"
Pyrs communicate. You need to learn to listen and learn to understand what the dog is trying to tell you.
If the dog is just barking at another dog, you can say "I see the dog. That dog is ok. That's enough" Let him bark, and then tell him "Enough".
You need to learn about good bark / bad bark and you don't just keep telling him he's bad. Barking is his job. You just need to help him understand he can bark to communicate with you or scare an intruder, but then he needs to stop. He's an intelligent dog and will learn.
But it never works if all you ever do is tell him that his barking is bad. He knows it's how he's supposed to do his job, so he just keeps trying because you haven't shown him that you understand what he's doing and what he's telling you.
You'll have more questions. So I hope you join the group.
All your responders before me have also given you excellent information -!-
Anonymous
It's in a dog's nature to bark. They enjoy barking, and they bark for many reasons. Barking allows a dog to communicate in many different messages in a variety of situations.
Generally, there are eight reasons why dogs bark:
* Territorial or defensive barking
* Excitement, or happiness at seeing you
* Play and exercise
* To get your attention or to signal you
* Aggravation over not being able to attain something
* Social barking in response to other dogs
* Separation anxiety and trepidation
* Compulsive behavior
Check this link for more information.
http://dogtime.com/barking-aspca.html
briquce
The Great Pryenees is well known to be a barking fool. We often joke that ours will start barking if a squirrel farts several blocks away. However ours will usually stop as soon as we tell her to be quiet--but she will keep it up if we don't let her know that we heard her warning.
Dogmom CA
Is your dog getting a lot of exercise? Tired dogs don't bark. Is your dog trained? A dog that understands "no" will stop barking when you tell him to. So, if you do your job, as his owner, he will behave the way you want him to.
Anonymous
This dog is a working dog breed, it needs a job to do. Unfortunately for you these dogs do not bond with 'their flock' unless they are brought up with them from a baby age. I would contact your local Pyrenees rescue org and re-home him. He needs a job to do. Ps Shock collar will only fix the symptom, not the cause of the barking, if you really care about your dogs' mental wellbeing you will address the cause.