Is this good value?

[Buckman]

We are having a little problem with our newest addition barking unnecessary at times so thought we would consult an animal behaviourist. The barking is not consistent or continuous , but unnecessary on may occasions. In a way he was a sort of rescue dog as his previous owners left him on his own most of the day and he hardly went out into the garden.

He is a Yorkshire terrier and they are known for being a bit yappy, but we have not had this issue previously with any Yorky we have owned. At 9 months old he was not properly house trained when we got him, but he is now. Also he was not used to mixing with other dogs and very wary. No issue now.

We were quoted £2040.00 for 6 hours work or £340 per hour. After I got up off the floor, we emailed to state that we would give it a miss and try out own training.

 

[otherclive]

We are having a little problem with our newest addition barking unnecessary at times so thought we would consult an animal behaviourist. The barking is not consistent or continuous , but unnecessary on may occasions. In a way he was a sort of rescue dog as his previous owners left him on his own most of the day and he hardly went out into the garden.

He is a Yorkshire terrier and they are known for being a bit yappy, but we have not had this issue previously with any Yorky we have owned. At 9 months old he was not properly house trained when we got him, but he is now. Also he was not used to mixing with other dogs and very wary. No issue now.

We were quoted £2040.00 for 6 hours work or £340 per hour. After I got up off the floor, we emailed to state that we would give it a miss and try out own training.

We used a Dogs Trust Reactive dog course. Local near Bristol, six sessions plus on going support via online or telephone. It was in Pucklechurch community Center with three other dogs. Staffie, and two smaller terriers. The training team were 2-4 varying. Lessons lasted an hour. Ours wasn't barking but reactive aggressive behaviour to some other dogs when walking on the lead. She really enjoyed the course and impressed the trainers with the speed she could learn things, quicker than me. She proudly received her Pass certificate. Does she still want to go for other dogs………ask the local Bretons, Labradors and Borders ☹️. But the yappy dogs on the course were noticeably quieter at the end.

 

[Buckman]

We used a Dogs Trust Reactive dog course. Local near Bristol, six sessions plus on going support via online or telephone. It was in Pucklechurch community Center with three other dogs. Staffie, and two smaller terriers. The training team were 2-4 varying. Lessons lasted an hour. Ours wasn't barking but reactive aggressive behaviour to some other dogs when walking on the lead. She really enjoyed the course and impressed the trainers with the speed she could learn things, quicker than me. She proudly received her Pass certificate. Does she still want to go for other dogs………ask the local Bretons, Labradors and Borders ☹️. But the yappy dogs on the course were noticeably quieter at the end.

He has been going to a 6 week course off and on and surprisingly for a Yorky he is quick to learn. Most of his "bad" habits are no longer present, but the concern is his barking. Can understand barking for a legit reason like the fox screaming the other night, but not at other times when there is no reason for him to bark.

What we have noticed is that if the other dog, Rory who is a Biewer terrier and very laid back, has a bone or a toy, Milo will run past him barking and of course Rory goes off to see what Milo is barking about. Milo then runs back and grabs the bone or toy. Who said dogs were dumb!

 

[otherclive]

He has been going to a 6 week course off and on and surprisingly for a Yorky he is quick to learn. Most of his "bad" habits are no longer present, but the concern is his barking. Can understand barking for a legit reason like the fox screaming the other night, but not at other times when there is no reason for him to bark.

What we have noticed is that if the other dog, Rory who is a Biewer terrier and very laid back, has a bone or a toy, Milo will run past him barking and of course Rory goes off to see what Milo is barking about. Milo then runs back and grabs the bone or toy. Who said dogs were dumb!

The three other dogs on our course were reactive barkers. Ours is deadly silent 😂

 

[Jcloughie]

We have 3 yappy ******* dogs next door. I really hate yappy dogs.

Also people who do not consider their neighbours.

John

 

[GaryB]

Our previous dog (chocolate lab') was also a barker and no amount of training sorted it so I bought a citronella collar. This has a small box that you fill with citronella and when they bark it ejects a small amount of it in spray form. Dogs don't like the smell and it quickly sorted the problem barking. The trick was to only put it on her when the problem arose (typically when going out in the car or if someone was coming round to the house) so that she understood that barking was sometimes okay and others not.

 

[RogerL]

Our previous dog (chocolate lab') was also a barker and no amount of training sorted it so I bought a citronella collar. This has a small box that you fill with citronella and when they bark it ejects a small amount of it in spray form. Dogs don't like the smell and it quickly sorted the problem barking. The trick was to only put it on her when the problem arose (typically when going out in the car or if someone was coming round to the house) so that she understood that barking was sometimes okay and others not.

Wish we'd had that 50 year ago - we had two yellow labradors and one of them would bark incessantly in the car even though he obviously enjoyed it as he was always keen to get in.

 

[Mr Plodd]

My son in law has 5 dogs for his work. Not one of them will bark unless spevifically instructed to do so. I have no idea how he achieves that, but I do wish he didn't live 8000 miles away because we, like Jcloughie, have a bloody yapper that the owners appears to be totally deaf to!

I dont need an alarm clock, 07:30 every morning it starts!
Before you ask yes I have approached the owner, and he was somewhat aggressive, which proved to me he IS aware of the issue, but is clearly unwilling, or unable, to do anything about it.

 

[otherclive]

Of my last pair of Springers one would be silent when let out in the morning. The other would bark frenziedly until she had reconned if there were any possible birds, squirrel or cat intruders. So I just used to grab her collar and walk her out onto the paving then let her go and she didn’t bark. Had to keep that up for over 15 years.
Present dog will sit at the open rear door until I have shooed pigeons or squirrels away. Then she rushes out but no barking.

 

[Mel]

We look after our daughter’s dog periodically. She ( the dog not the daughter) used to bark at night. We got a collar that vibrated when she barked. It was not a shock collar, it just vibrated. It certainly worked.
Mel

 

[Buckman]

Actually the point of my post was the charge by the animal behaviourist to resolve any issues. The dog is not a constant yapper, but does yap on occasions for no reason. If he barks at night, we get up to get him in.

 

[Mr Plodd]

To answer you original question...

No its not reasonable, its a totally outrageous sum !

 

[Buckman]

To answer you original question...

No its not reasonable, its a totally outrageous sum !

I expected it to be about £80 - £100 an hour, but that amount totally floored me. I wonder if he offered a money back guarantee if it did not work?

 

[otherclive]

I expected it to be about £80 - £100 an hour, but that amount totally floored me. I wonder if he offered a money back guarantee if it did not work?

At that price you would get 2 weeks residential training. But that would be OTT for a minor reactive bark. I’d give the vibrating/citronella collar a try. A friend used a vibrating one on her Border for pulling and she said the change in the dog surprising. Thinking of borrowing it for my pooch.

 

[Buckman]

At that price you would get 2 weeks residential training. But that would be OTT for a minor reactive bark. I’d give the vibrating/citronella collar a try. A friend used a vibrating one on her Border for pulling and she said the change in the dog surprising. Thinking of borrowing it for my pooch.

The problem is that he is a very small dog and the units are "quite large" in comparison. We have a citronella one from a previous nervous dog. Amazingly for Yorkie he is quite obedient and listens when you call him and tell him to stop barking. Putting tow and two together, we now suspect the night time barking could be due to a fox rummaging around the bins. The same one that made the screaming noise?