Alright, so I have two Border Collies that are crated for the night in the basement under the stairs. I have lived by myself with the rest of furkids and my son with them for months.
Shye has always been bothered by noises and barks at just about anything that he doesn't recognize, including wind through tree leaves, neighbors, and apparently nothing. It got to the point that I gave in and bought a bark collar for him. This is a vibration activated collar so it can't be set off by sound, only his own barking. The battery eventually died on the collar and I took it off him and had no problems with barking. I did just replace the battery and put the collar back on.
River has NEVER been a barker.
I now have people staying in my house with me. I don't know exactly what's going on. I've taken to covering the kennel fronts with a blanket in order to reduce visual stimuli since the new people have three cats that move remarkably like normal cats whereas mine are all very laid back and move more like dogs. Still there is barking.
There has to be some other stimulus that is causing the barking. If Shye is collared, River barks and whines. If River is collared, Shye barks.
Anyone have any ideas? It's driving me insane. I could just get another collar... I realize that. I feel like spending another $60 on a collar for controlling barking in a dog that normally doesn't bark unless there is obvious reason for it, just shouldn't be my first option.
Shye has always been bothered by noises and barks at just about anything that he doesn't recognize, including wind through tree leaves, neighbors, and apparently nothing. It got to the point that I gave in and bought a bark collar for him. This is a vibration activated collar so it can't be set off by sound, only his own barking. The battery eventually died on the collar and I took it off him and had no problems with barking. I did just replace the battery and put the collar back on.
River has NEVER been a barker.
I now have people staying in my house with me. I don't know exactly what's going on. I've taken to covering the kennel fronts with a blanket in order to reduce visual stimuli since the new people have three cats that move remarkably like normal cats whereas mine are all very laid back and move more like dogs. Still there is barking.
There has to be some other stimulus that is causing the barking. If Shye is collared, River barks and whines. If River is collared, Shye barks.
Anyone have any ideas? It's driving me insane. I could just get another collar... I realize that. I feel like spending another $60 on a collar for controlling barking in a dog that normally doesn't bark unless there is obvious reason for it, just shouldn't be my first option.