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| My male dog Sammy is 9 years olod, and was disexed when a puppy. He behaves exactly as your dog does. So don't be too surprised if de-sexing him doesn't help to reduce the barking issue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HI, I have 2 small almost 10yr old dogs whom bark when I am not home, separation anxiety also! I have just chanced upon a collar which sprays ONLY really cold air when they bark... I found it on Ebay, not sure about the brand name something like "Jetcare".... It seems to work when they have it on, my prob is that I have 2 dogs 1 collar, hubby is not sure he wants to invest another $100 or so???? In my opinion, if you have your dogs safely contained and they are "pets" debarking should be allowed, it would have to be in the dog's best interest rather than neighbour's complaining etc.... As well as if you could declaw cats as it would be so much easier when you keep them inside all the time, our cats have cost us a fortune when they have sctrached the furniture..... |
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| Hi to everyone who has been following my post. I had another consult with the vet and we decided to de-sex my male. Theory is, his hormones tell him to be 'top dog' when I am not home. He sees it as his 'job' barking at everything and nothing in order to 'protect' the home. He is confused and anxious and his high hormone levels are contributing to this behaviour. I agreed because he is 8 and a/ have no desire to breed, and b/ this breed is prone to testicle cancer at 8-10 yrs old, and it can be viewed as actually prolonging his life span later down the track having the op. I am continuing to research the problem for myself and perhaps help others who have a similar issue. I keep this post updated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thank's for your msg. I am fearfull of being asked to find alternate home for the dogs, or 'putting them down, but I will fight in court if nessesary. I am not giving up my animals, who are part of my life and who contributed in saving my life in the past. The paradox with surgery is: the male (who is the barker / separation anxiety ) had throat surgery after a thorn caused a massive mass which had to be removed. The vet tried desperately to save his life but warned me he would likely loose the ability to bark. I told him I valued the life more than the bark. $2500 later, my dog was alive, but no bark, until 2 yrs later when he discovered he had not lost the ability. I was the happiest pet-owner on the planet. I am a nurse working in with dementia. There is fabulous medication out there altering behaviour (harmfull or traumatic to patient) which doesn't 'dope out' I am hence researching the idea for animal behaviour. My last resort is, selling the house and relocating somewhere less suburbia! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi, thanks for your msg. Shock collars are actually illegal in Australia New South Wales, and it is an offence to own one. I am not going there!!!! Any surgical intervention is apparantly useless (I researched expert vet opinions) but I personally feel it's cruelty to animals. I apologise for my view to those who don't agree, but it's not for me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Look, it's not something I would do, but I know a lot of breeders who get the vet to perform debarking surgery on their dogs. I think they nick the vocal cords so the dog can only have a low husky bark. Seems sad to me. But, if absolutely everything else has been tried, and it is a choice between that and the dog being put down because of complaining neighbours? I don't know... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am so sorry, I have absolutely no idea how to help you. But i congratulate you on at least trying to do the right thing. Perhaps ask a vet about whether or not sedation would be a help. I am not a fan of shock collars either. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have two lab/rottweiler x's, aged 8. I am having a problem with one of them barking/howling while I am at work 3 days a week. The only reason anyone can think of is seperation anxiety. A citronella collar worked fine, for a while, but now appears to be inaffective. I got the state of the art one, indicating spray+battery level, to eliminate the possibility of collar not functioning. My neighbour is driving me crazy, contacting council etc. I have tried EVERYTHING, even considered electric shock collars (but they are illegal in NSW) and surgery, but to be frank, I class both options as cruelty to animals. Has anyone out there used sedatives, and what has been the result? I can't afford having the dogs boarded 3 days a week, or pay someone to 'dogsit'. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED !!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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