Nik
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Diesel our 1/2 DDB and 1/2 pit mix puppy turns five months old tomorrow and I just heard him make his first ever alarm/alert bark as someone walked by our house. It was a very different sounding bark from his typical "demand" bark.
At first I was startled but then proud. I told him he was a good boy and then called him over to me. He was very good about stopping after that first alarm and just watching the front door closely until the person walking was well past our home.
How do the rest of you feel about alarm barking? Is this something you encourage as a short alert or do you train your dogs not to do it?
I'm okay with it if it's just a short alert and then stops but curious as to everyone else's stance.
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At first I was startled but then proud. I told him he was a good boy and then called him over to me. He was very good about stopping after that first alarm and just watching the front door closely until the person walking was well past our home.
How do the rest of you feel about alarm barking? Is this something you encourage as a short alert or do you train your dogs not to do it?
I'm okay with it if it's just a short alert and then stops but curious as to everyone else's stance.
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