Hi I would really love some advice from more experienced dog owners.
I have a lovely 1 year old Male Shih Tzu. He is completely perfect apart from one issue..his terrible barking while in the garden.
He seems to bark at absolutely anything and anyone who comes into what he considers his territory , this includes birds, people walking past the house and even on occasion a particularly low flying plane!
I realise this is territorial behaviour but I don’t know how to manage it.
I’ve tried anti barking collars, the one that makes the noise not the shocking kind.
I’ve tried enticing him with treats. He seems to completely ignore me when he’s in a kind of barking zone and just won’t stop until the ‘threat’ has past.
I’m sure the solution is probably very obvious but I’m feeling terribly stressed over it because I know it bothers my neighbours and I don’t want to be that dog owner.
Any advice is welcome!
Just to add he’s due to be neutered next month, not sure how relevant that is.
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TheBogWitchIsBack · 21/06/2019 21:02
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