Training Advice and thoughts

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Advice please.

My Bedlington Terrier has given himself the job of protecting us from any birds that come into our small garden. Or perch in my neighbours garden. Or on the fence or in the trees.

We have French doors to the back, currently open with the sunshine ( yay!) and him dashing out at regular intervals to bark and see them off is so warring.

What would be a good training exercise to get him out of this?

Next thing.
We trott out to the park with him first thing for poo. Probably 10 mins or so. He is SO barky and reactive on this walk. Unlike how he is on a longer walk later in the day. Why would this be?

Thank you in anticipation.

overexcited re the morning walk and so full of energy that can’t control himself

as the barking, we had the same. Then last summer my children were having a water gun fight in the garden and she began her barking. My son squirted her and she stopped frozen and went quiet

after that… if she ever started to, We’d get her attention and just wave the water gun.

Worked a treat and now… zilch

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Thanks for the advice @beetforever

Not what you want to hear I'm sure, but it sounds like he just can't have open access to the garden atm. Take him out on a lead, reward him when he sees a bird and doesn't bark, rinse and repeat. Take him in when he barks. It isn't fair on your neighbours to let him bark, presumably he sees birds all the time? FWIW, just taking my dog in when she barked was enough to stop the habit developing as a puppy, but that will be partially luck based—birds are not her prey of choice.

'Dog Training Advice and Support' on Facebook has helpful guides and will definitely have some on barking.

Yes I agree, we can't stand the barking, never mind the poor neighbours. We're up and down like yo yos stopping him.

Thought about having him on a long line and bringing in every time he barks and then a reward. Hopefully with the idea that at some he'll come in to the call, when starts up.

A bit like has been suggested to the poster whose dog barks at the fence.

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That Facebook group above is really good - it's not exactly a group in the usual way. You're required to read certain posted guides and only the admins can reply to most questions.

They have specific guides on barking at birds and people.

Thank you I will have a look at that.