[nagdu] Teaching your dog to speak

[countrygrl290 at aol.com]

well said rox.... barking? can be a bad habbit .... especially since it is a? self gratifying behavior for a dog? and? you can NOT turn it off... me advice is to? ask? a trainer from your school to help you with this? task and teaching it ... some people teach it differently , there are different methods . either way though?barking is a? behavior that can get you? kicked out of places? of buisness? even if you have a guide dog .... it is an? unacceptable? behavior... if you teach it remember it could be a big problem? in public as well as? at home 


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From: the Pawpower Pack <pawpower at cox.net>
Sent: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 7:40 pm
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Teaching your dog to speak


Hi Chassity,?
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Teaching a dog to bark is easy, however you should understand that barking is a very self-rewarding behavior and it can be very easy to teach your dog to bark and not have an "off switch" so to speak. This can lead to you having a dog who barks for any reason.?
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Are you D/deaf/hard of hearing? If you need to be alerted when someone knocks at your door, teaching your dog a sound alert task could be more productive.?
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With all that said, teaching your dog to bark, if it is really something you want to do, can be done pretty easily.?
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Good luck,Rox and the Kitchen Bitches?
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I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem?
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