Coton de Tulear Barking

I have a 6 year old Coton de Tulear that barks at the slightest thing. We have tried everything to no avail. Any suggestions??

Coton de Tulear barking and biting when excited

by Leila
(London, UK)

Hi - my Coton de Tulear puppy starts trying to bite and bark when he's excited and playing - any tips for stopping this without ruining his excitement?
thanks,
Leila

How can I stop neighbors dog from barking?

by Virginia

I've never had barking issues with my 3 year old Coton de Tulear, but I could sure use help to stop my neighbors dog from barking.

I work at home during the day and my neighbor's dog barks all day. My neighbors aren't home during the day so they probably don't know there's even a problem. How can I get the dog to stop barking?

Coton de Tulear barking at my children

by Jill
(Farmington, Minnesota)

Hello. Our family adopted a 10 month old, male, Coton de Tulear 5 weeks ago. We named him Dexter. He was raised by breeders (2 men) with lots of other dogs, cats and exposure to adults.

We are a family of 5 : me, my husband and 3 girls ages 10, 7, 5. We also have a wonderful 11-year old golden-mix, Katie. Dexter and Katie get along great, but the problem is with our children....

Dexter has bonded great with my husband and I, but not with the kids, yet. I'm hoping now that they are home for the summer we can make this happen.

Dexter is sweet, but shy, and has never nipped our kids or anyone. Rather, he does the "scooby-doo" with his feet to get away from them. He has even now started to jump out of their arms. If I or my husband hold him, he will let the girls pet him and may at times lets us transfer him to their arms. It bothers us that he hides under our tables to stay away from them or new people in the house. He can sometimes be coaxed out for treats from them, but is not wanting to be picked up by them.

Dexter will let my 10-year-old handle him, but always prefers to follow me. And that's upsetting to my daughter. He barks at my 5 year old a lot - I believe because she's loud and quick moving :) We correct him by saying "Eh, eh!" (firmly) then "You're okay..." (sweetly!)when he scrambles away or barks at them. We've even tried ignoring the behavior. We encourage the girls to give treats and lots of loving talk. What else could we be trying?

(My 10-year-old started taking Dexter to obedience training (beginner classes) along with my husband.)

Thanks for your help!

What can we do to stop dog barking?

Max barks constantly outside. He sits by the fence and waits for dogs to go by. We are on a corner lot and get a lot of people with dogs going by. What can we do to stop his barking?

Dog barking deterrent

by Janie

Will a dog barking deterrent work? I have a 16 month old Coton de Tulear who barks when anyone comes near the house. He barks like crazy and takes a long time to calm down so I was wondering if any of these dog barking deterrent products actually work.

Thanks so much for creating this site about this amazing dog. Luc is adorable!

Barking at other dog

by Amber

We have a new puppy who is 6 months old. We also have an older dog - around 5 years old, they get along very well.

However, whenever we take both of them to the beach to play ball in the water, the puppy does not leave the older dog alone, he jumps on him and constantly barks at him in the water. He seems to be obsessed with him when we are out of the house.

The older dog puts up with it but he can't have a relaxing swim with this going on. We have tried calling and putting him on the lead whenever he starts barking at the older dog but we don't seem to exist when he is in this mode.

Any help would be great!

Dog aggression. Barking at other dogs

by Iris Miller
(Bristol, CT)

I noticed a lot of requests for help with barking and walks, so I copied this today from an email I got from AdoptaPet.com. It is lengthy but has some helpful suggestions for proper training.

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Note from Gale: I've posted a link to the article instead of reprinting it because some authors don't appreciate having their content copied, so just in case, you can read the entire thing at:

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Thanks Iris - great article! Thanks for sharing

How can I stop my dog barking at people?

by Emily

My Coton de Tulear is perfect in every way except when it comes to barking. Missy is 11 months old and she just won't stop barking when she's around people other than close family. This is causing some stress and embarrassment. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Barking excited Coton de Tulear Puppy

by Dawn
(CA)

Hello - Our normally pretty mellow 6 month old Coton de Tulear female has just started to bark at everything, and like crazy when she sees a person or other dog.

We socialized her pretty well the first 5 months but the last month we've had really bad weather & have been sick so we haven't taken her out much until the other day when I noticed this new behavior. We walked along and when she saw another couple walking on the other side of the street she just freaked out barking so loudly it was embarrassing and pulling toward them. They came over to us and once they started petting her she calmed down a little bit and at least stopped yelling. She was very wiggly & jumpy. She has always had trouble with her jumping on people when greeting them, but she calms down eventually.

I'm at a loss as to how to at least get her to stop the scream barking! It's like she snaps and won't listen to me at all. It makes me not want to take her out because she makes such a scene, but I know that is exactly what we don't need to do.

Also we did a 5 week puppy kindergarten class from when she was 3 1/2 months old and she did great. She has always been very friendly and licks everyone too much (We have a 5 1/2 year old daughter who our pup adores). Like I said this behavior is very new and I'm not sure how to get her to calm down.

Thanks so much for any advice!

Newly adopted cattle dog mix male has bonded with me but increasingly barks and growls at my husband when he enters the room.

by Linda Turco
(Tehachapi, CA)

I brought home a 1 year old cattle dog mix male, Willie, three days ago; my husband was out of town and met the dog for the first time two days ago. Things seemed to be going pretty well, but then he started barking at my husband every time he entered the house or a room.

My husband has been trying to calm him by calling him over and giving him a treat, petting, etc. He will usually calm down, but today it seems to be escalating. Willie is totally mellow and loving around me, and gets along well with our other dog.

I was gone all day yesterday, and my husband and the dogs had a good day together. It seems to be when I am present that this happens. What should I do?