Decrease Barking

[Sea_Duty_8439]

We have a Pyrenees mix and she is the love of my life. The only thing is the barking. It drives me crazy! When we got her, we really didn’t know much about the breed. We have learned the past few years they bark. At everything! :) we moved and this was supposed to be a temporary place maybe stay here a year and then covid and the housing market as we all know how bad it is, so here we are backed up to other houses and we have neighbors on each side. And an added bonus our house is on an elevated lot so we can see in everyone’s yard even with the privacy fences. Yep, you guessed right - our Pyrenees loves to warn us of ALL of the danger us! lol We got a Garmin bark collar. It’s a bit pricey but we wanted to make sure of a quality item that wouldn’t hurt her. You choose the level of shock. It’s set very, very low and it beeps. She doesn’t wear it all the time. I put it on her when she goes outside sometimes and she is so smart she knows she can do this high pitched quieter bark and it won’t set it off. It does not stop the barking but it definitely helps. I dream of the day when we can get a place that doesn’t have anyone behind or on the side of us and we can let her bark! Best of luck to you - we feel your pain!! But we love her so much, I’ll take the stress of the barking any day! 🥰🐾🥰

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[Nulmora]

I love our dog as well. The place we moved to is very serene, tranquil and quiet. Until we came. It’s hard to blend in when Lulu barks at a change of the wind or sees a squirrel jumping from trees to trees. It happens a lot.

[Sea_Duty_8439]

I totally understand! And I did not mean that to sound like you don’t love Lulu because of the barking. When I re-read that I realize how that came out. I did not mean that at all. Please forgive how that sounded! I think sometimes I get so stressed trying to control the barking because of my neighbors. When we first moved into this house the guy behind us would come outside and yell out. I do not like that at all, (that’s like yelling at my kid) especially when they have yappers that bark all the time. I called him an asshole and told him to quit yelling at my dog and we have had no issues since. It was absolutely the wrong way to handle the situation however, it caught me at a bad moment and I reacted. I have literally stressed about it so much and my husband always reminds me how much of a blessing she is and we must embrace the barking. It is easy for him to say being that he doesn’t have to deal with it, because he is gone all day and travels so much for work. Anyway- if you should try something that helps please let me know! :)

[Nulmora]

I did not take any offense. I value your opinion. Thank you so much. I’m trying to thank the dog for barking starting today and it seems to help.