Some of you may recall the barking issue we had with the neighbor. That, thankfully, has been corrected.
Ludo isn't a big barker in the traditional sense. He lets of maybe a bark or two at best, if there's someone at the door. He doesn't really bark at people passing by the house(inside or outside). He doesn't really bark at guests, sirens, thunder...anything that would normally trigger barking in a dog. He may get a bark or two out and then the quiet command stops it. What he does do is, bark at me excessively whenever I try to do something around the house...ANYTHING. Be it get on my laptop, take or make a phone call, sew, do the dishes. Anything that requires me taking attention away from him he goes nuts. I'm home with him so he gets tons of love, attention and play time. We're outside often. Weather permiting, we're outside several times a day for play. I don't know how to correct this. It's really driving me nuts. I tell him quiet, which works for every other situation except when I stop paying attention to him. He just barks continuously at me. I have just started to ignore him and he eventually gives up and lies down. I give him a treat when he calms down, but that usually starts the cycle again. What else can I do?
Ludo isn't a big barker in the traditional sense. He lets of maybe a bark or two at best, if there's someone at the door. He doesn't really bark at people passing by the house(inside or outside). He doesn't really bark at guests, sirens, thunder...anything that would normally trigger barking in a dog. He may get a bark or two out and then the quiet command stops it. What he does do is, bark at me excessively whenever I try to do something around the house...ANYTHING. Be it get on my laptop, take or make a phone call, sew, do the dishes. Anything that requires me taking attention away from him he goes nuts. I'm home with him so he gets tons of love, attention and play time. We're outside often. Weather permiting, we're outside several times a day for play. I don't know how to correct this. It's really driving me nuts. I tell him quiet, which works for every other situation except when I stop paying attention to him. He just barks continuously at me. I have just started to ignore him and he eventually gives up and lies down. I give him a treat when he calms down, but that usually starts the cycle again. What else can I do?
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