what's with the barking?

[cheeseandcrackers]

my dachshund barks ALL THE TIME.. just cause she can

[Jalapeñomel]

Because she is a dog. Some dogs bark a lot, others do not.

Do you crate train her?

[cleo29]

What kind of dog is she? I think some breeds tend to be more vocal than others.

[Saint Monica]

She found her voice!

She is trying to train you!

I think pictures of the offending pup are in order.

[cleo29]

Oct 30, 2013 13:49:56 GMT -5 @stpete said:

So what I'm hearing is I do nothing about it? That would be rough because she can't come to work with me everyday if she barks this much. And I think her life is better being with people than home alone.

I think you can try working with a trainer and see what they think. But, some breeds are more vocal than others as are some dogs.

[Saint Monica]

www.ehow.com/how_5648086_teach-dachshund-quit-barking.html

pets.thenest.com/miniature-dachshunds-not-bark-5088.html

www.petcarerx.com/article/how-to-quiet-a-barking-dachshund-dog/278

[cheeseandcrackers]

Oct 30, 2013 13:49:56 GMT -5 @stpete said:

So what I'm hearing is I do nothing about it? That would be rough because she can't come to work with me everyday if she barks this much. And I think her life is better being with people than home alone.

mine only barks outside when she sees strangers.. or if someone knocks on the door or something.. if you take her into work i doubt she will just randomly bark all day.. she will probably just sleep.

[TC]

How old is she? A lot of dogs go through an incessant barking phase around 4 months. Ignoring the barking and praising the quiet is absolutely the best thing you can do, it will fizzle out pretty quickly if you are super consistent. If you absolutely can not ignore the barking for whatever reason, move her to an isolated time out location (not her crate, crate is never a punishment place) and walk away. Wait until she is quiet for about 15 seconds before you let her back out. OR move yourself to an isolated place where she can't get to you and wait until she is quiet for about 15 seconds before you come back out (I don't like doing this before they are more reliably potty trained).

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Oct 30, 2013 13:53:19 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Oct 30, 2013 13:49:56 GMT -5 @stpete said:

So what I'm hearing is I do nothing about it? That would be rough because she can't come to work with me everyday if she barks this much. And I think her life is better being with people than home alone.

And also, she will get used to being alone. Again, she is still really young and has to 'learn' that it's okay for her to be alone at times.

Crate train her so she has a 'secure' place. Honestly, our dogs sleep most of the time we are at work.

Word.  My H took our dog everywhere in the  beginning.  He had such bad separation anxiety up until he passed away at 10 years old.  He used to piss all over if you left him alone.  

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Oct 30, 2013 13:52:31 GMT -5 @stpete said:

She's a mini long haired dachshund. No training courses. Mostly just positive enforcement around potty training. She's small so I'm gentle but oily will tell her no and close het mouth when she bites (teething) and offer her a toy. No really method with the barking.

You're fucked. Dachshunds are "verbal protectors". They are super yappy. I find Stella outside barking at 2 a.m. biannually.

[speckledfrog]

My dog got into the habit of doing demand barking when he wanted to play. It was insanely annoying and we were terrible at doing the extinction technique (ignoring until he stopped). We ended up doing doggy time outs and it worked really well. We leashed him and then when he started barking we would give him the command "Enough." If he barked again we said "Too bad" and then put him in the hall with a gate. We'd turn our back on him for ten second and then let him out. It worked really quickly.

[Deleted]

Seriously, in my house during the day, we go a max of 30 minutes without a barksplosion. This is how they "help". I don't bother trying to fight it because it's at the very core of their breed mentality.

[Saint Monica]

lol

[Deleted]

Don't you have a pond?

[Jalapeñomel]

Oct 30, 2013 15:00:46 GMT -5 @stpete said:

I think I need to see a trainer to get her and me on the right track. I also need to get used to get being alone at home. She likes her crate. In going to put in a dog door this weekend and I will try closing her in the hallway with her crate and the door to outside so she has shelter and the ability to run/play/poop.

She's 2.5 months and I can never pussy pics from my phone, I'll try to pip some soon though!

Keep her in the crate while you are gone.  She doesn't need to go outside at this age, she really needs to stay in her crate.  I promise you that you aren't being mean by doing it, and you will be so grateful that you did in the future. 

And LOL at pussy pics. 

[bonquiqui]

Oct 30, 2013 15:11:28 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

whoa there, nobody asked for pussy pics! just pics of the pup.

lol I was about to post this lol

[Wrath0fKuus]

This is hard to diagnose without at least seven more puppy pictures.