[happygolucky]

Our Choccie Lab  barks in the car when the others our silent

[Mammyshaz]

really interesting, can you explain more using the quiet command, how to stop the barking ......at the hoover, at the tv when dogs are on it and when waiting for her turn at puppy classes!! 6 month bassett.

These are not times to teach quiet. She can be taught it as a separate command while she is paying attention to you and is quiet. In the house to start with  then advance to outside. But I don't think this is whatvyou need for her barking situations.
I'd be teaching her to leavecthings when told. So she shouldvleave the Hoover and whatever is on the telly. I did this withbmy pup, he now finds them no fun as he must leave them alone 
Start with a treat and teach her to leave it by giving the command while the titbit is on the floor by your hand. If she advances for it you cover it. As soon as she leaves it you praise and GIVE her a bigger and better
 treat ( important not to give that one as the training involves you wanting to leave alone anything you ask eventually. Ascthe time of the leave before reward lengthens you can then try other objects. Soon she shouldlose interest in the object and come for a better reward. I showed a friend this and within a week her
great Dane was leaving any sweet or toy she commanded 
At puppy class your instructor should be advising you how to keep her attention on you to prevent her barking rather than struggling tonstop it once it starts.

Try teaching a command to 'watch ' you then all her attention is on you. Start this at home while there are no
distractions. While she isvright next to you make a happy high voice and give the command. She should look
at you. The key is to reward with a treat that second she watches on your command. As she turns away
givecthe command again. When shevlooks, reward, after a few positive results lengthen the time she must
watch just by a couple of seconds before giving a reward. She will soon get what the word means. After a few
weeks try it outside but atvfirstcwhen there are no distractions. Soon enough you can use thisvin class so her
attention turns to you. Try to pick out her body language BEFORE she is about to bark. It is at this point you
want to give her the command to watch. Before the barking even starts.

Plums, the same could be taught to murphy too, to help with the Hoover and any time he barks at the girls' toys or items ( or tries to pinch them  )

[thestephens]

thank you, will put it all into practise, classes have been hard because she has been off her food due to the fact that some of her baby teeth hadnt come out and she had some extras growing too so 5 teeth taken out on monday and back to liking treats! Anyone reccomend the "smelliest" treats as when we are outside there far better smells than whats in my hand!

[plumseverywhere]

I took out a chopped sausage the other day, a left over from kids tea. Murphy couldnt' do enough and it dragged him away from sheep poo, mouse carcusses and dead deer legs!
 thanks for all the doorbell/woofing tips! am trying them all!

[SallyintNorth]

Smelliest treats...  the professional dog trainers all used to use teeny tiny snibbets of dried liver; they said the dogs loved them so much they'd leave pretty much anything when your hand went to your treat pouch.

As to really smelly, you can't beat a bit of paddawack or jerky - but you can't cut them up really small, which is what you want for training treats.

[happygolucky]

I often have some paddawack or jerky  in my dog walking coat..however...I also go shopping in my dog walking coat     I bet people think its me who stinks....the dogs love it though!!

[doganjo]

Liver cake is better than liver itself.  Doesn't mess up pockets so bad. And you can cut into teeny weeny bits exactly as you should for training.  They don't need nor respond to huge chunks of food - takes their mind off what you re teaching them, as they spend time chewing instead of going onto the next command.

[Mammyshaz]

Liver cake is better than liver itself. 

And very garlic smelling. Every dog in the neighbourhood will try to visit you while the stench of liquidized  cake leaks from your oven through your Walls 

You can teach a dog anything with this in your pocket 

[thestephens]

never heard of liver cake!
Last night we practised the "leave" excersise and we mastered it! woo hoo
Had maggie out with me today off the lead and some hens were wandering about, she went to chase them, i shouted LEAVE and she did, and came for her treat, yaay, thank you!

[doganjo]

http://www.k9clickertraining.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:livercake&catid=43:recipes&Itemid=69