Cummins12V98
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Lots of mocking the water bottle. One must start the no bark training when they are a pup. Bottle is one method of many. If you don't establish the alpha role early all is lost. Many won't do this because they think the dog won't like them. Then the dog is in the drivers seat.
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My little dog, in pic on profile page, was our only child = very spoiled! My partner read online, to use a squirt gun to control barking (same as wat bott). It did work, but she often didn't refill it, but just pointed the empty water weapon to control. Well that quickly led to calling a bluff! ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
Anyway, my little Angel (yes her actual name) lived in the house, and enjoyed a large beautiful backyard, completely privacy fenced. Most, were not welcome in her house, or yard.
Her favorite delivery person was the pizza delivery. She would hear Mom call, ask for delivery, and she would head for her front window perch and watch/wait.
Driver's seat??? Yup, if she wasn't driving, she was sleeping in the driver's lap. Never knew it was possible, to love an animal so much, until she shared my life. I still miss her every day, since 2/18/20.
Btw: She knew how to behave, when camping, and I made it a strong point that she did.
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toedtoes
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The need to be alpha has been disproven over and over again and was based on a study of wolves put together by man - not a true wolf pack - so was faulty from the very onset. In addition, dogs are not wolves. They have been purposely bred by us to do certain things- including to bark. Punishing a dog for doing what she was bred to do (by us) is cruel and unnecessary. And trying to eliminate a natural behavior completely is frustrating and uneffective.
Using a water sprayer is not always effective. It can be a good attention getter, but many dogs are not phased by it at all. You just end up with an empty sprayer and a wet barking dog. This is especially true for breeds bred to be independent (huskies, terriers, etc).
In addition, some dogs will react very poorly to being sprayed. They may come to fear the sprayer and even water.
Yes, you CAN teach a dog not to bark hysterically or non-stop. But you don't have to be Alpha to do it. Redirection and praise will get much better results long term. And honestly, it is much more fun than constantly punishing a dog for simply being a dog.
The use of the water sprayer should be limited to getting the dog's attention if necessary, once the dog looks at you, acknowledgment, redirection and praise will actually teach the dog a skill - how to change her focus. And that can be used for a lot more than just barking.
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The higher sewer connections are almost always a result of local or state ordinances where flooding can release bad stuff into places it shouldn't be. SC state parks for example.
I'm up early, really early. If the nose LEDs are still on I leave a polite note on the offending windshield. It's actually worked a time or two.
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Never thought dogs would get more complaints than kids would. I've only had a couple of times that barking dogs were ever a problem and then I just ignored it because it was through the daytime. Most take the pup with them when they go. Dogs everywhere policy. Places don't restrict dogs like they used to. My peeve has always been site encroachers. Just keep all your stuff in your own site.
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Cummins12V98
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Kids and dogs no different you can teach them both to be polite in public.
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SterlingHayden
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Wow!
Some of you folks must be a real joy to camp with. Pasting notes on others vehicles about their lights lol? Really? Something like that might just get you punched in The teeth, or dentures.
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MFL
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SterlingHayden...welcome to the forum!
Yup, a few grumpy old men on most any forum. You just need to smile, look past the old guy having a bad day.
You'll notice the fun, more easy going folks on this forum, are the much larger number!
Lots of knowledgeable people, with helpful info, that you can share info with. Hope to notice that you stuck around, to add to a great forum!
Jerry
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Bird Freak
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Just a few for me. Real bright lights at night that light up my site. Dog's that will not stop barking and kids going wild in golf cart's unsupervised.
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MFL wrote:SterlingHayden...welcome to the forum!
Yup, a few grumpy old men on most any forum. You just need to smile, look past the old guy having a bad day.
You'll notice the fun, more easy going folks on this forum, are the much larger number!
Lots of knowledgeable people, with helpful info, that you can share info with. Hope to notice that you stuck around, to add to a great forum!
Jerry
Yep. This forum has tons of super nice and super knowledgeable people...
...and Jerry.
Welcome about, Sterling. Happy camping.
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