kimblebee
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- May 28, 2009
We have a dog. It’s actually my husband’s, but, since I live here too, we have a dog lol
The dog will be 9 in December. He’s a mutt with a lot of shih tzu features. He’s always had bad ears and eats special food because it apparently cuts down on ear infections (according to what the vet said).
Chewy hasn’t been a barker except for when the doorbell rings. Fine, whatever, it’s annoying but I’ll live with it.
Lately, though, this dog has been barking at the weirdest things. One day, it was a plane flying overhead, one day it was a person coughing outside, today it was when I answered my phone. He’s not being startled because he isn’t asleep before he starts barking. Nothing has changed in his routine (if he even has one). No new food, we’ve lived here for two years, he’s not sick.
So, what could the reason be for this recent barking at random things? The sounds aren’t loud so he’s not being startled. He’s always heard planes so it’s not like that’s a new noise.
I’m not a pet person at the best of times and this barking all the time is driving me CRAZY. I will admit that part of it is the sound of his bark. He’s small so he doesn’t do a WOOF WOOF (which I actually wouldn’t mind) it’s more like a whiny arooooo.
So, any suggestions? He doesn’t like treats and doesn’t play with toys so I can’t even distract him with something. Plus, the barking is really random so it’s not like I could distract him before he knows he wants to bark.
Getting rid of the dog isn’t an option..not that I would consider it for this.
Please help me.
The dog will be 9 in December. He’s a mutt with a lot of shih tzu features. He’s always had bad ears and eats special food because it apparently cuts down on ear infections (according to what the vet said).
Chewy hasn’t been a barker except for when the doorbell rings. Fine, whatever, it’s annoying but I’ll live with it.
Lately, though, this dog has been barking at the weirdest things. One day, it was a plane flying overhead, one day it was a person coughing outside, today it was when I answered my phone. He’s not being startled because he isn’t asleep before he starts barking. Nothing has changed in his routine (if he even has one). No new food, we’ve lived here for two years, he’s not sick.
So, what could the reason be for this recent barking at random things? The sounds aren’t loud so he’s not being startled. He’s always heard planes so it’s not like that’s a new noise.
I’m not a pet person at the best of times and this barking all the time is driving me CRAZY. I will admit that part of it is the sound of his bark. He’s small so he doesn’t do a WOOF WOOF (which I actually wouldn’t mind) it’s more like a whiny arooooo.
So, any suggestions? He doesn’t like treats and doesn’t play with toys so I can’t even distract him with something. Plus, the barking is really random so it’s not like I could distract him before he knows he wants to bark.
Getting rid of the dog isn’t an option..not that I would consider it for this.
Please help me.