| Re: Fear barking?
Hey Zumie, I would continue to use "leave it", but instead of making him sit, I would take him out of the situation, get him focused on something else. If he's barking at something, his attention is on whatever he is barking at, not you. So, you use "leave it" and walk off in the opposite direction of what he is barking at in a heel so he's not trying to look back. Or if he knows a "watch me" or "attention" command that will get him focused on you, use that. This has worked well with Jaycee as she was doing the same thing, if the neighbor was walking around or anything like that, she felt the need to bark and let everyone know someone else was out there. I use leave it and get her doing something else and it has worked out well. |