Jackson Barking like crazy in Outside Kennel

[podunkheaven]

As with any children, ignore bad behavior. I would sit in the yard back to his kennel. When he stops barking he gets attention (your praise and a cookie) and when he start barking again turn your back to him. Lacy dogs catch on quick. Do this exercise for a couple of days and he will realize that to get you to even look at him he has to be quite for a moment...that moment will gradually get longer and longer.

[podunkheaven]

Take the toys out and give him a bone...a real bone to keep him busy...or a kong toy filled with peanut butter. My dogs only get the toy when I control the playing

[gabe]

ok thanks.

[lacyinla]

I had a Lab that did the same thing for 9+ years and I could never figure it out. She would bark until you could hardly hear her. Overtime and with advice I transitioned to leaving my dogs in the yard during the day (no kennel) and inside at night. Destructive behavior was greatly reduced and the Lab barking was not an issue.

Just my experience.

[podunkheaven]

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[gabe]

This is getting much better.

[gabe]

We had an initial concern with the outside kennel in backyard. We thought as he gets older he may want to avoid it and stay in backyard and how would we catch him and then make him not hate it more. Well after feeding him in there and using some treats every time we put him up he now races to his kennel on command.