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TorchTheWitch

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4. Do you know about how old this dog is?

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 01:13 AM

Mar 2012

The 5 a.m. barking could mean the dog needs to go out and go potty.

This may help...

http://leerburg.com/qa/qna.php?id=147

I definitely recommend Leerburg for learning how to establish a leader position with a dog or puppy and train it (or re-train it). There's a ton of free info on the site though they also sell good training DVD's.

Once a dog knows who is the boss, training to stop certain bad behavior is just a matter of learning how to correct, re-direct, teach commands, etc. Your friend should probably start with the puppy training info since training a dog or a puppy is really the same training except with a dog it's re-training (the process is the same though). That's the lovely thing about dogs... it's never too late to correct general unwanted behavior. First things first, though... your friend needs to establish that they're the boss of the dog.

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Anyone ever managed to teach a old dog (border collie mix) how not to bark? This dog was not [View all] applegrove Mar 2012 OP

Maybe a thundershirt would help. valerief Mar 2012 #1

I'm guessing you're trying to stop excessive barking? TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #2

The dog wakes up my friend with barking at 5 am. The friend needs to be stern with the puppy. Dog applegrove Mar 2012 #3

Do you know about how old this dog is? TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #4

The dog is about 11. The guy inherited the dog when the student, who rescued it from applegrove Mar 2012 #5

I trained my late Sheltie not to bark CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #6

Is the dog outside and lonely? roody Mar 2012 #7

Nope. He is inside and most often not alone. He was just never trained properly and now applegrove Mar 2012 #8

it's fixable though TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #9