Right

We have a Staff - he's about 18-20months old.

Been with us since Easter.

Nice dog, quite docile, playfull, good with my nephew etc etc etc.

Now. EVERY single fucking night the bastard fucking thing either barks at the back door or if you let him out runs to the top of the garden and barks...

None stop.
Endlessly.


Any ideas?


I'm about to take a spade to its head FFS I am watching CSI.


J

 

TAKE A FUCKING CHILL PILL FIRST OFF!

Second step give the dog away to somebody with the patience and the ability to train him.

Thirdly. Take a spade to yourself.

Hope that helps.

 

when he does try spraying him with water

 

Like with a squirty bottle or somet... I like that idea.

 

PS

Rick - FUCK OFF if you can't take sarcasm/humour or so on.

Idiot!

I know there are a lot of dog lovers on here who may be able to help.

Obviously any form of violence towards an animal is unacceptable as it would be towards a child.

 

Staffs love fucking about with water!

 

pmsl.

 

yea squirty bottle if that dont work try something that makes a noise a bell or something and if he stops give him something

 

 

We used to have a dog that constantly barked to go out, to stand in the same spot at the bottom of the garden and bark into the darkness at nothing. The only thing that did anything was putting him on a lead and taking him in the direction of what he was barking at to look at nothing and back in. Maybe letting him out and then calling him back for a treat will help too? May associate indoors with 'treat'. Though I always prefer to just shout back at them ''bark bark'' ''SHUT UP''.

He's trying to protect his territory but it's enough to make you go mad.

 

My staff does the same,they're detecting other animals or birds,bats out in the garden,maybe even people.it's in their instinct as a staff to look after you,bella often sits in the hall at night so she knows where everyone is if say the boys upstairs,missus in the utility room and I'm in the lounge,their very very clever dogs.

Does he come up to you and flip his ears forward when your eating food?I bet he can hear you open a sweet wrapper from the other room and then he just turns up?yours is still really a puppy but he's learning their natural traits.they call staffs "the nanny" as their one of only two dog breeds recognised by the kennel club of gb as safe to leave with children,bella is so gentle with kids it's unreal,but see another dog or cat,oh fuck!!

Whatever you do don't walk them anywhere near sheep off the lead,they'll maul the fuckers,well mine did anyway,time for a sharp exit or risk being shot by the farmer!!!

 

See post 2 you mong.

 

Shings

I know that you can buy a device that gives off a high pitch squeel that is supposed to prevent your dog barking.Not sure how effective they are or what they are called but gotta be worth a punt.

 

you wouldnt be winging about it interupting CSI if it was barking at someone breaking into your house.

 

Course not, he wouldn't be barking then. He'd be pulling somebody's legs off

 

First of all can you see what he is barking at (ie is there any specific reason why he is barking)? Does he only do it when he wants to go loo in the garden? Does he get regular walks spread throughout the day (2 decent walks at least if possible, mine usually gets 3 when i'm not working). If you are satisfied that he is just attention seeking and does not need to go to the toilet then you will have to try train it out of him. Start by standing over him when he is barking and tell him firmly "No" or "Quiet" or "Shut Up" and as soon as he does reward him with a treat of some sort - make sure you always use the same word to avoid confusing him with what you are expecting him to do. To start with he may still keep barking for a while but eventually he will stop and as soon as he does you reward him with a treat and a fuss, once he works out that he benefits when he does what you are asking him to do he will stop. Staffs are a breed that are immensely loyal and eager to please their master, often the fact that you are pleased with them is reward enough in their eyes. Be firm and let him know that his bullying tactics (constant barking) will not get him his own way.
As i type this mine is just licking my elbow to let me know he is still there.
Good luck and persevere, let us know how you get on. This method of training will work for just about any breed but you have to let the dog know he has done well when he does good.

 

they maybe armed with a shovel and a squirty water bottle though

 

show it a cartridge

 

My dog did exatly the same thing and it drove me mental, like he had some sort of OCD, barking at fuck all every night

Anyway, turned out it was foxes living under my shed and thats what he was barking at !!

 

Irony is I bet the dog is posting on the Pedigree Chum forum as we speak;

"F&*%$NG Owner
The fucking bastard won't stop clicking his keyboard, it's doing my head in. I go and bark at the damn door and then at the gate to be taken out but he is just so dull he doesn't listen. What can I do other than just bark? He's just sat watching CSI now like a potato. Do you think I can get a new one, he isn't very good? Thanks!"

 

i know its not a staffy but we have an american bulldog thats sometimes barkes endlessly and the squirty bottle worked for him lol

 

Mine is very similar in his behaviour towards us. If i am in the living room and the missus is in the kitchen he will often lay in the hall near the living room door so that he can see where i am but also see her in the kitchen (sometimes i will take her chain off the sink and let her sit in the living room with me if she's done all her chores).
In the morning whilst he is still in the other room i can tear the white Weetabix wrapper and put some in my bowl and he won't make a sound but as soon as i tear it to but his in his bowl he knows and starts to whine. Its the same with his dog food tins, i can peel the lid back on a tin of beans or something similar and he doesn't make a sound but as soon as i tear the lid off his meat tin he starts to whine again. I'm sure they have a sixth sense when it comes to feed times.

 

You mean something like this?

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/mo...cpc/537266.xml


Lol.

 

 

Hmm how often is he walked?? Maybe too muh pent up energy running through him?

Our 2 yr old boxer gets a good 1.5-2hrs a day walking and running. but for instance he is to rest for 3-5 days as he has pulled something in his shoulder and oon pain killers and he is driving us and himself crazy doing stupid things because he is bored and only getting a 10 min walk here and there to do the toilet.

just a idea might be worth giving him some good excersice to see if it changes at all.

 

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Mate youve got it easy my bloody staffie sits crying with a high pitched whine until you fuss her she does it everyday and night without fail comical it is but you cant hear fuck all when she starts, bless her!!!

 

pmsl at that

 

My Staff can be fast asleep snoring his fooking head off and just appears like a genie as soon as he hears a top being taken off a yogurt..... he licks the empty pot out....lol


As said a stern "NO" when he's doing it will work eventually.



Steve

 

my mates staffie is as dumb as a doornail

 

there may be a high possiblity that there is a fox or cat etc down there.ours are at the back fence quite often trying to get the animals behind it.but i live backing on to fields and woodlands.
squirty bottle works for us tbh. when he is quiet treat him! then he knows what he needs to do
dogs need rewarding for good behaviour rather than shouting at for bad behaviour(they dont understand this)
does he get enough exercise?barking can be pent up frustration,its a dogs way of communicating. when a dog has enough exercise his mind goes into a relaxed state and will normally be chilled out for a long while.they also need routine.this is very important in creating a well adjusted dog.they dont like randomness at all

 

PMSL! Nice one!!

Tom

 

tbh mine does it some one out side the front "bark bark" follwed by "shut the fook up" at 2 in the morning lmao but tbh the only fing ive found that works is to make it understand when hes being good with treats an bad by begin put on his bed an being egnored for bout 20 mins a time they soon get the ideas as staffs are very effectionate dogs an cant stand the thought of there alpha leader being upset with them. but even the best trained dogs cant be trained out of there instincts. its part of having a dog one day u will be thanking your lucky stars u got him. as i was when two little smaked heads jumped the fence to be met by my 4st 3lb staff going fooking mental they soon jumped back over lmao if only id of caught them they wouldnt of been doing much jumping lmao

 

Fuck me theres some proper funny responses here...

He's def not barking at anything we dont have a rear entrance and only gardens back on to ours - always the same point in the garden too.

Tonight however he's being a pussy - barks barks barks - let him out and what does he do - 2 steps into the rain and straight back in.

PUSSY.....

He's sat next to me now... just chilling - looking out the patio window....

AND - he gets walked or rather ran every single night.

Jake

 

Here you go - Marley at his best....


Here's one then - when I grab him and give him a fuss he turns round and faces away from me?

Whats that all about?

 

lol mines does that but he will then turn his head to look at me :S

confussed dogs lol an for some reason they not a fan of the rain lol

 

All I can say is that I feel sorry for your poor neighbours!

 

Could be a ghost ? You may laugh but you would be suprised...

 

my boxer used to do that give him some fuss and he would spin round and want his arse rubbed the fag

 

It could be because he sees you as his pack leader (which is exactly the position an owner should have) and doesn't want confrontation in the way of being head on with you. In dogs it is a form of submissiveness body language. Have you ever seen the program Dog Borstal, on occasions when the dog is very domineering they get the owner to stand behind the dog and groom it as having access to the dogs back is a form of dominance and it is supposed to give the dominance back to the owner.
Sorry if that's a bit garbled, i know what i'm trying to say but just struggling to put it into words.