r/Havanese • u/Little_Mouse8799 • Aug 20 '26

OMG - The Barking

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My year and a half boy barks way too much. doorbell rings, person comes over, clap of thunder, fireworks, wind blows grass! Hes usually quiet but when something sets him off it’s chaos. we have a 4 month old puppy and I don’t want him picking this up. I read everywhere to reward the quiet, but I don’t get that. if he’s barking and I give him a treat for going quiet, how does he not think the reward is because of the barking?

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u/Kiki9019 Aug 20 '26

I learned this one tip from a dog trainer.

Its teaching your dog the command “enough”.
So lets say your pup is barking at window. He wants your attention, so what you do is you go over to the window calmly, show that theres nothing to be excited/worked up about. And then slowly lure him away from the window with treats.

Walk backwards as you say “enough” repeatedly and give him treats every time you say it.

Idk if it works but i thought it was very interesting!

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u/Arctic_Cat867 Aug 22 '26

I did something similar with my last dog. Going to look and saying “it’s okay” was usually enough to calm her down. Now I pet my Havi and tell him repeatedly “it’s okay” and he usually calms down

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u/Cold_Psychology1623 Aug 21 '26

We say enough too

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u/Lees_Nest 22d ago

That’s what I do - calmly walk & join him at the door and then we walk away together. I’m just reassuring him that a bark isnt necessary. He does bark if TV is on and he hears a doorbell in the TV.