Blind Dog Barking on Walks
I have a blind-untrained-spoiled rotten 10 year old female Pekingese, and I just moved into an apartment out of a house.
It took her awhile to get adjusted to the new apartment, but for the most part she has adjusted well. She rarely backs inside, unless someone is right outside my door.
However, walking her [or should I say carrying the princess & putting her down in the grass] is a nightmare so far. She barks at any little noise, but reallllyy loses her mind if she hears other humans or dogs barking. It isn't vicious or growling, just a steady (annoying) bark, even after they are long gone.
I know the lack of eyesight is a huge contributing factor, but it only worsened this problem, since she's pretty much always done this.
My complex is big & very busy, so it isn't often I walk her without her barking. I've adjusted the times to when it is less busy, and I always take her to the same spot, in hopes she becomes familiar with it, but does anyone have any tips for the barking?
I've been trying to train her inside the apartment with the normal commands & breaking her focus when she does bark, so i can apply this outside as well, but apparently she has selective hearing too lol.
Open to any and all tips, besides a shock collar?!
Submitted June 15, 2020 at 09:34PM by natrl_blnd
via reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/DOG/comments/h9vqm2/blind_dog_barking_on_walks/?utm_source=ifttt
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