Esme The Screamer

[OEH]

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Esme is perfect in almost every way o . The only problem is she LOVES the sound of her own voice. She barks, alot :wacko: . She is frequently to be found sitting on the sofa grinning and barking at the world, its not that she wants anything, in fact she is blissfully happy, she just likes the noise she can make, and OMG is it ear piercing :blink: .

Secondly she thinks we should get up at 6.30 we think we should get up at 7. She starts moaning to herself at 6.30 and by about 6.50 it is a full blown scream (sounds like someone is murdering her). When I do go down she is quite happy, doesn't come out of the crate in any hurry, and doesn't even need to go out particularly.

Any advice to save our ear drums, and those of the neighbours. :- "

 

[doris]

ear plugs :lol:

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[kim & Tilly]

i have to say these pups paul sold us do like to cry and chat alot :wacko:

Does she sleep in a crate with one of your other dogs??

Bean seems to be quiet when tillys around, well in the mornings....

I useually let them out the crate at 7, or 8 on a sat and sun....they are keeped in the kitchen and sometimes i need to go in and get something, if i dont put on the light they know its not wake up time, if i put on the light they go mental..

Just something they have learned i guess...

I think you jsut need to ignore her for a bit like you did when she was a pup

Buy your neighbours ear plugs and tell them it wont be forever o :teehee:

 

[Tea_juice]

I think you jsut need to ignore her for a bit like you did when she was a pup

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What if you can't ignore them though? What if you try, and the longer you leave them, the more they scream and scream, getting louder and louder, and more worked up??

:'(

 

[masta]

i have to say these pups paul sold us do like to cry and chat alot :wacko:

Does she sleep in a crate with one of your other dogs??

Bean seems to be quiet when tillys around, well in the mornings....

I useually let them out the crate at 7, or 8 on a sat and sun....they are keeped in the kitchen and sometimes i need to go in and get something, if i dont put on the light they know its not wake up time, if i put on the light they go mental..

Just something they have learned i guess...

I think you jsut need to ignore her for a bit like you did when she was a pup

Buy your neighbours ear plugs and tell them it wont be forever o :teehee:

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From his web site he seems to keep his dogs and pups in kennels, maybe they have learned to cry/bark for attention? might be a hard one to break

 

[kim & Tilly]

I think you jsut need to ignore her for a bit like you did when she was a pup

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What if you can't ignore them though? What if you try, and the longer you leave them, the more they scream and scream, getting louder and louder, and more worked up??

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just for a bit, then go back and say helloe then leave them then go back, keep doing it till they are better

 

[clairej810]

Max whines like anything first thing in the morning, at first I thought he needed the toilet, but he seems to just want company - even though he's already in the bedroom!

Both Max and Tiny chunter a lot during the day, and if we go out and there is a gust of wind / another dog / a plastic bag / a leaf etc, they go mental and start leaping around and screaming.

My neighbours shout a lot at each other so I don't think they care about our noise!! Which is just as well really. (w00t)

I haven't found a cure yet!! :unsure:

 

[Joanna]

[SIZE=21pt]IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE AND SNORE!!!!!!!!!!!![/SIZE]

Worked for me, and I have to kick the dog bed to get mine out at 7.45 now.Week-ends :- " we do like a lie in

 

[EJW]

One of my boys used to be like this as a puppy only it sounded like "Wheek, Wheek" He's now 6 & doesn't do it any more however he has been called Folly Wheeka ever since!! :- "

 

[*Lesley*]

My baby kane doesn't do it bless his little heart :huggles: :wub: :wub: he just sucks his food straight down his throat without chewing it (w00t)

 

[jue332]

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From his web site he seems to keep his dogs and pups in kennels, maybe they have learned to cry/bark for attention? might be a hard one to break

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I dont think it's to do with being brought up in a kennel or in a house personally, Evie went into a kennel at an early age and is as quiet as a mouse :wub: now Miss Gracie was brought up in a house and is So So vocal, even when sleeping (w00t)

I just think it's there personality, some more vocal than others

 

[chelynnah]

I think you jsut need to ignore her for a bit like you did when she was a pup

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What if you can't ignore them though? What if you try, and the longer you leave them, the more they scream and scream, getting louder and louder, and more worked up??

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Just like with kids - you have to outlast them. If you give in at any point they've learned that they need to up the ante and scream louder. So basically you have to let it go till she realises that NOTHING she does is going to get your attention.

What about some sort of baby monitor or something in reverse where you can yell at her through it to quit! That wouldn't be rewarding her because it would be your voice only, not YOU coming down.

Also - when you do come down ignore her for the first 5 or 10 minutes - don't say anything, so she doesn't think you've gotten up for her. You can go back to normal once she's stopped this behaviour and you'll be able to go back to letting her out right away, but if you want the behavoiur to stop you'll have to be tough for a little while

Wendy

 

[imperative]

My three pups can winge for England ,Ireland,Scotland and Wales! If I know they have been to loo,fed,clean and full I ignore them.Sometimes they just want a cuddle,which is fine but not early hours!!

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[OEH]

I totally agree with the ignoring treatment, and did this at every other time of day and now no moaning, the only problem is she is crated in the kitchen and I HAVE to go down at 7 to make breakfast for OH to go to work.

for the first 5 or 10 minutes - don't say anything, so she doesn't think you've gotten up for her.  You can go back to normal once she's stopped this behaviour and you'll be able to go back to letting her out right away, but if you want the behavoiur to stop you'll have to be tough for a little while
Wendy

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:cheers: That's a good idea, now I feel a bit dim for not having thought of it- it solves that having to get up to make breakfast etc without appearing to give in to her problem. Thank you

I don't think the having been kennelled thing is an issue at all. All of my dogs are either from rescue or working backgrounds so have all spent a peroid of their lives in kennels and she is the only one to do this. Also Paul's kennels are a very happy peaceful place with no whining or barking.

 

[kim & Tilly]

Also Paul's kennels are a very happy peaceful place with no whining or barking.

i didnt imply that his kennels was an unhappy place, just a joke to say his dogs are quite vocal :b

I saw the place he keeps his dogs and it was very impressive, i have bought an outside kennel with a shed so the dogs have somewhere warm to go...i wont keep them in there at night though

 

[*Lesley*]

Also Paul's kennels are a very happy peaceful place with no whining or barking.




i didnt imply that his kennels was an unhappy place, just a joke to say his dogs are quite vocal :b

I saw the place he keeps his dogs and it was very impressive, i have bought an outside kennel with a shed so the dogs have somewhere warm to go...i wont keep them in there at night though

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I don't think anyone thought that kim, I didn't anyway