posted 06-26-2003 04:20 PM         

THING is...she will not tell us if she's in her room. THE LAUNDRY ROOM. HER CRATE is there and she NEVER goes in there. She ALMOST NEVER GOES in that room ...but she has for the past two days. Once was last night...she went to sleep early in her room, but did not give us ANY SIGN...she would have had to made a sound, bark, something to get our attention, and she does not. Went on the floor. I have a screen door on my Laundry room so she can see out and has lots of room, and loves it in there, but she will not TELL US if we are NOT IN THE ROOM where she can get to us.

ANYBODY have any wisdom on getting her to TALK. SHE ALMOST NEVER EVER makes a sound of any kind.

posted 07-04-2003 01:13 AM            

Good luck!

posted 07-04-2003 03:41 PM            

Other than that, may I suggest that you encourage vocalizing by using excitement? Meaning when its time to eat (for example) in a real happy, excited voice ask her if she wants to eat... get her "wiggling" for her food. Keep asking... say "huh" "huh" "do ya" "Do ya"...almost sing it to her.

This SHOULD get her to almost mimic the sounds you are making.
Maybe sit on the couch next to her... get her excited with a toy... start howling, like a dog does when a siren goes off. After awhile she may start howling with you. Give this behavior a command so that when she finally vocalizes for you... praise her. After some time, when you say "sing" She will.

"Do you want to go outside"? "Well sing for momma"...

Many people use the command "Speak" for thier pet to recieve a treat. Teach her to "speak" to go outside?

I hope this all makes sense.

Also, if your humane society can not help you, may I suggest contacting your local kennel club.. obedience classes are soooo worth the money! My formula for the "perfect pet" is...

Love + Training = happiness.

posted 07-04-2003 06:26 PM         

THOUGH NOT REALLY......when she is ready to let you know she's here she sure can. BUT ONLY at something...like deer, people she doesn't know, someone approaching...that kind of thing. As far as SPEAKING about ANYTHING other than that...she is MUTE.

I do not know if she has been told to be quiet or hush everytime she barked or not. We got her at 5 months old and I can still count the number of times, we have heard her SAY anything on both hands, three months later.

That makes for a SWEET, SWEET, QUIET Puppy, but sometimes, it's be nice to hear her speak and tell me what she wants.

We continue to try and teach her. FUNNY YOU SAID START BARKING ....I did that again today and she just looks at me like she thinks I'm crazy.

It's just the strangest thing with so many trying to get their pups to be quieter.

posted 07-07-2003 02:34 PM            

also, if you put it in your room, then remember to have one also at the door that leads outside, so she knows. i dont use the can anymore because my chihuahua got too excited with it after a while and would box it anyway, in the mean time this will teach her tell me when you need to go out.

oh yeah, a tip on barking training- if your dog barks when the door bell rings-there you go! teach her to bark on command using the doorbell to provoke her, and once she learns on command to bark, you can get her to learn that when she barks, the door opens. same as the can..