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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 426833" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have often watched episodes of DogTown, the National Geo Channel show about that huge no kill sanctuary in the Western US. One episode worked with a dog who was super high energy and got bored and barked nonstop. One of the things that worked REALLY well was to NOT feed the dog from a bowl. Meals were food put into a toy like a Kong that holds the food and they have to roll it or shake it or whatever to get the kibble out. the dog was NOT undernourished by any means, nor overfed. The dog just had to really WORK for her food. It was a big success. Maybe it would work for her also? Any type of toy that will keep her busy would be your best friend, in my opinion. Could she need an animal to keep her company? My Gma always had several cats because if she only had one the cat was bored and pestered her too much. She had one that would follow her and meow non-stop. So she got a younger cat, same sex, neutered, and they fought the first ten days then played like bffs. We always used to joke that she needed to get them construction permits because they would be in her basement and climbing around all the ductwork, the furnace pipes, etc... chasing each other. Years later when she got a new furnace the poor cats almost went nuts because the new furnace was so much smaller and had so many fewer ducts etc.... to climb on. </p><p></p><p>Amazon has several that come up if you search on feeding toys, including the Kong Wobbler, the Busy Buddy Kibble Nibble dog toy, and the Smarter Toys IQ treat Ball. These seem to be around $10 each. The tv show also had one that looked like a pipe with a hole on one side that had to be rolled around to get food out of it. </p><p></p><p>I think changing meal time to work/play time might help you keep her occupied. Another episode with a high energy dog had one of the trainers teaching the dog to dance. Yet another said that agility training is excellent for dogs like that. I know that Border Collies are super high energy and they LOVE agility training. I have a cousin who got into it when he was married to his second wife. They divorced and he kept it up with his dogs because when he wanted to stop they almost went nuts because they were bored. So try to get her to fetch or go through obstacles, climb up rocks, whatever she likes. </p><p></p><p>I do think that putting her in the garage when she is barking for no reason is an excellent idea. Praise the behavior you want and ignore what you don't want. So when she is in the garage she must be quiet or you don't take her out. Also if she is barking you don't go for a long walk. She can tell you she needs to go out, but not the nonstop barking, Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>You have to teach her that it is good for you to not be doing things. Give her treats when she is quiet while you are on the computer, watching tv, etc..... . If you know how to use a clicker, they can be very ehlpful also. Click when you are going to treat her and eventually you won't need to use the treats because the click will be the reward. Or so I have been told. I have cats and am NOT a dog person. So if my advice doesn't work I am sorry - it is what I have seen and heard.and not what I have done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 426833, member: 1233"] I have often watched episodes of DogTown, the National Geo Channel show about that huge no kill sanctuary in the Western US. One episode worked with a dog who was super high energy and got bored and barked nonstop. One of the things that worked REALLY well was to NOT feed the dog from a bowl. Meals were food put into a toy like a Kong that holds the food and they have to roll it or shake it or whatever to get the kibble out. the dog was NOT undernourished by any means, nor overfed. The dog just had to really WORK for her food. It was a big success. Maybe it would work for her also? Any type of toy that will keep her busy would be your best friend, in my opinion. Could she need an animal to keep her company? My Gma always had several cats because if she only had one the cat was bored and pestered her too much. She had one that would follow her and meow non-stop. So she got a younger cat, same sex, neutered, and they fought the first ten days then played like bffs. We always used to joke that she needed to get them construction permits because they would be in her basement and climbing around all the ductwork, the furnace pipes, etc... chasing each other. Years later when she got a new furnace the poor cats almost went nuts because the new furnace was so much smaller and had so many fewer ducts etc.... to climb on. Amazon has several that come up if you search on feeding toys, including the Kong Wobbler, the Busy Buddy Kibble Nibble dog toy, and the Smarter Toys IQ treat Ball. These seem to be around $10 each. The tv show also had one that looked like a pipe with a hole on one side that had to be rolled around to get food out of it. I think changing meal time to work/play time might help you keep her occupied. Another episode with a high energy dog had one of the trainers teaching the dog to dance. Yet another said that agility training is excellent for dogs like that. I know that Border Collies are super high energy and they LOVE agility training. I have a cousin who got into it when he was married to his second wife. They divorced and he kept it up with his dogs because when he wanted to stop they almost went nuts because they were bored. So try to get her to fetch or go through obstacles, climb up rocks, whatever she likes. I do think that putting her in the garage when she is barking for no reason is an excellent idea. Praise the behavior you want and ignore what you don't want. So when she is in the garage she must be quiet or you don't take her out. Also if she is barking you don't go for a long walk. She can tell you she needs to go out, but not the nonstop barking, Know what I mean?? You have to teach her that it is good for you to not be doing things. Give her treats when she is quiet while you are on the computer, watching tv, etc..... . If you know how to use a clicker, they can be very ehlpful also. Click when you are going to treat her and eventually you won't need to use the treats because the click will be the reward. Or so I have been told. I have cats and am NOT a dog person. So if my advice doesn't work I am sorry - it is what I have seen and heard.and not what I have done. [/QUOTE]
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