My dog has a habit of barking at other dogs. This happens with dogs on TV, when she hears a dog barking outside the house, when a dog walks past the house, and when we are walking on lead and she sees another dog on the other side of the road.
When she is off lead in parks, woodlands etc and she meets other dogs, she doesn't bark.
It doesn't look like aggressive barking. Her tail is up and wagging, she doesn't 'lunge', shake or seem frightened. She's had no bad experiences with other dogs and when she meets dogs off lead, she's friendly and wants to say hello. The barking to me looks like her way of saying hello and wanting to play/meet them.
I suspect my husband has encouraged this barking without meaning to, as whenever she barks at a dog on TV for example, he gives her attention (petting her to try to calm down and saying things like, 'It's ok, it's just the TV'). I wonder if she sees that attention as validation for her behaviour?
Does anyone have any ideas for training we can do with her please?
Thanks in advance.
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DogsMightFly · 14/06/2016 11:02
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