I dont really have any answers but seems as he has a lot of anxiety issues. I would look into dog behaviorists who are very knowledgeable with anxiety issues. You may have to take it really slow. Have a friend come and spend time with the family, and eventually a few mts alone with your dog, to get used to other people.
I'm so sorry you had crappy neighbors. JD > On Sep 28, 2013, at 10:40 PM, <grands...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I haven't been on for a long time but I have a very important question about > our 3 year old, male Chihuahua. The last year has been very hard on him. Our > neighbours who have now been evicted, had 5 kids, who were his living hell. > They tried to poison him twice and every time I let him out they would be > there to throw bricks at him, or any thing that could hurt him. As soon as I > found out I started going out with him to protect him and because of them he > is now barking at every thing that walks by the house, or he imagines that > some thing is there and we can't find anything. Now he is barking a great > deal during the day and evening. Now he thinks every one outside our home is > his enemy. We took him to the vet and had him put on a special calm diet and > some medication but the medication made him start biting every one he saw. So > we had to stop it. > > What can I do to stop his barking???? Every thing else about this dog we love > but the constant bar king and pacing is getting on every ones nerves. Please > help us with him, I just love him so much. > Blanche and Rider >
