vikki
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aloha everyone, maile is now about 13 months old. she is a love and a sweetheart but when she is in "dog mode" she is in her own little world and just seems not to listen. she is quite the watch dog, loves to watch the yard for cats and children, leaves and who knows what. when she is barking I tell her to hush after a few barks but she just keeps going. when I tell her to hush again she sometimes will but, it seems to be an after thought for her. when this first started I didn't correct her at first bark as I was worried I would be teaching her it was ok. she completely tunes me out if a cat is in our yard. she gets worked up excitedly barking, and will run around the house to the windows that face the yard, then scramble out the dog door to the yard, and run the length of the fence barking. she is really in her own world then, and tunes me out almost completely. she has always been a bit independent, at times she would prefer not to be picked up and comes to you most of the time when you call but will stay just out of reach. (on the other hand she can sit up like a champ for a treat and roll over like a circus dog. now that she is barking I may try to get her to speak for a treat) we have very limited obedience classes here and I am now working again, so the solution may be up to me to put into action. any suggestions would be great. thanks in advance.