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Did anyone use Bark Busters to train your sheltie? Mine is what they call a leash dog agressive. He is fine with other dogs if he is let loose. But if he is on a leash, then any dogs passing by or across street, he gets really anxious. He pulls, barks, cries and whines. If I let him get close to the other dogs, sometimes he snaps at them. I am about to hire this lady from Bark Busters who has a non physical but holistic approach. It is not cheap. Life time guarantee though.
 
I had never heard of them. It sure sounds great when looking at their web site. If you don't mind me asking how much is expensive? Can they cure a sheltie barking issue? If so i would be interested!!!
 
She (the trainner) said the first dog is $595 and the second dog is $250. The train is guranteed and she will come out anytime with no charge during the life of the dogs to fix new or recurring problems. Since Dylan's behavior is getting worse I thought I should try to fix now than later. I also have a little Maltese who is the one never stops barking (very loud. she can shatter the glass if she tries :biggrin2:). Dylan doesn't bark unless some one comes to the door. The trainer supposed to teach me how to stop my Maltese from barking too. I may start the training sometime next month. I'll let you know if the training is efficient on barking.
 
I hired Bark Busters to help me with Spencer. Some of the techniques they taught were helpful. My biggest problem with him was (and is) his barking. While I had success with some of the items I needed to address, Spencer quickly got used to the suggestions given to reduce barking and simply ignored them. I did have BB come back out to see if I was doing something wrong or if there was any other way to work on this. Do I think it was worth the cost? Maybe not. I was able to achieve more with him through obedience classes (Puppy, Good Manners I and Good Manners II) as well as training him for his CGC which he earned at his first test. We also go to Agility classes and attend Doggy Play Groups. At Agility, at first the dogs are on leash and must learn not to interact with the other dogs. I don't know if you have an SPCA or Humane Society in your area. If you do, you could check to see if they have an Animal Behaviorist and you could meet or at least talk with him/her about Dylan's behavior. I have all the rules and instruction hand-outs from BB and on occasion I refer to them, but I also would have no problem contacting any of his obedience instructors for help if needed. I hope I haven't gone on too much here and I wish you success in helping Dylan become the companion you want him to be.
 
Hi I am new to this forum but I have been reading it for some time now. I have as you can guess a very crazy dog which I adopted. He was so bad at barking, he would foam at the mouth and there was NOTHING we did that would stop this. I hate to say but I did go and buy a "no-bark collar" it was the best thing I ever did. I rarely bring it out anymore and it worked wonders with getting him to stop barking. When someone told me about the collars I was so set on not using this method, but he was getting so out of control I had to try. i don't know if this will help you or not but it really worked great for all of us, Crazy included.
 
Oh wow. When I started out with my first 2 shelties I was warned by several sheltie owners, my vet, a breeder and AKC judge, and even the AKC that shelties are considered one of the barkiest breeds. My first 4 rarely barked. Now I have 9 shelties in my rescue. I only have 2 that are what I call extreme barkers. FoxMan is the worst...I swear he barks just to hear himself. Everything makes him bark. When we take him for a walk and he sees something unfamiliar he barks like he is being tortured. When I got Rocky and wanted to train him as my service dog we took him to a trainer and because he was a barker and somewhat shy, she wanted us to get him a bark collar. I refused. Rocky is now a great service dog and we were able to train him without needing a bark collar. I surmised that when a sheltie is busy (or has a job), they seem less likey to be so barky or even aggressive. If I do not play or walk my guys they all seems to be bark monsters and more aggressive towards unfamiliar dogs
 
I know what you mean, but Crazy was beyond. His only thing was barking. He wouldn't go for balls, sticks, or a frisbee. He didn't know sit, stay, or come didn't answer to his name . You could not bend down to pet him. He was a dog out of control and along with the barking he would bite. He would try to go after kids, bikes, cars or anything else he could when he went out for a walk, which was another task all together. But he has become a wonderful dog now,(with alot of hard work) I love him to death and when we walk now he is beautiful well behaved loving dog. Oh I didn't tell you how bad it was to try and brush him :eek2: YEAH! He has come around 100% loves to get brushed now too.
 
Spencer loves the sound of his own voice. I got to the point where nothing I tried was working, so I ordered a PetSafe Remote Ultrasonic Trainer. No sooner had it arrived and before I had a chance to try it, Spencer had his first Grand Mal seizure. Now there is no way I would use anything like that. So what I have is a very handsome, loud barking, epileptic Sheltie. Go figure!!:uhoh:
 
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