Comments on: WFMW: Barking Dogs http://mydogsrule.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/wfmw-barking-dogs/ The Land of a Thousand Typos (just so you're not caught off guard when you see them) Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Louise http://mydogsrule.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/wfmw-barking-dogs/#comment-4654 Louise Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:12:15 +0000 http://mydogsrule.wordpress.com/?p=546#comment-4654 I watched a show where the dog trainer (I'm sorry I don't recall the name of the show OR the trainer!) used the word "Bah!" to stop a dog in their tracks. Apparently it sounds very much like the stern, gruff sound a mother dog uses to teach her puppies. I tried it on our dog, and it works like MAGIC. I say "NO" in a stern, low voice, but "BAH" works 100 times better. Our dog, Opal, just stops instantly. Think of yourself as Scrooge saying "Bah, humbug!" and you'll have the right tone of voice. I agree that being "in charge" is the answer, but didn't know until recently how much easier it is with "Bah!" I watched a show where the dog trainer (I’m sorry I don’t recall the name of the show OR the trainer!) used the word “Bah!” to stop a dog in their tracks. Apparently it sounds very much like the stern, gruff sound a mother dog uses to teach her puppies.

I tried it on our dog, and it works like MAGIC. I say “NO” in a stern, low voice, but “BAH” works 100 times better. Our dog, Opal, just stops instantly. Think of yourself as Scrooge saying “Bah, humbug!” and you’ll have the right tone of voice.

I agree that being “in charge” is the answer, but didn’t know until recently how much easier it is with “Bah!”

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