Hi,
I am so glad I found this forum. I sit with a huge little problem. My miniature Dachshund (3years old) is a nuisance barker. We have tried training, dog whisperers, bark busters, sonic collars and citronella collars. She only barks when we are not at home and the few times when she was barking while we were at home it was at birds. We thought she needed more exercise and gave it to her. If it is not on the treadmill we run at least 30mins on the road with her. We have 2 other Dachshunds and they are the most calm and relaxed dogs. Last time I had a dog trainer here we were told there are nothing wrong with her andthat she seems calm and relaxed - even after we played our recordings. We had letters from neighbors, letters from the council and even a nuisance order on her. We ended up moving to a different area. The new neighbors are a bit more understanding but we already received sms'es and anonymous letters in the post and one more letter from the new council we fall under. We went to the vet and he prescribed some drugs to calm her - which also did not work. She is not an anxious dog - she is just very talkative and full of energy. It seems that our last resort is debarking. I have read many topics on this forum and see it is not as bad as it sounds. Now for the big question..... where can I take her for the procedure? I live on Sydney's North shore.
