I recently adopted a 4 year old Yorkie Mix, she is really energetic and loves to be pet by anyone nearby.
But she goes nuts when it comes to certain people (or maybe certain conditions).
I mean like I can be walking her, and she will pull the leash towards one person, while other times she will immediately start barking and pulling at another. And when I say barking I mean she acts like an attack dog, people steer clear of her thinking she will bite them even though if I was to stop and they would reach out their hand she would want to be pet.
she tugs on her leash when barking to the point that she chokes herself (it's not a choker collar).
And whether she barked or not, once the person is out of sight, she will continue to look and want to go in that direction, with her ears and tail perked up. When she does this shes too preoccupied to go to the bathroom (even if she was about to) and wont go for a few minutes.
This makes walks really annoying as sometimes I have to go out really far away from people just to make her go to the bathroom before I leave for work.
In the apartment it's the same thing. If she hears a noise or sees someone through the window, she starts barking and doing things she knows she shouldn't be, like jumping on the coffee table.(If I say 'off' she will get off but continues to bark)
If I let someone in my apartment, regardless if it's the first time or not she will immediately want to be pet.
Pretty much unless I directly walk at a person with the intention to stop and talk with them, she goes crazy.
I bought one of those correction collars, which beeps and vibrates when she barks, but she doesn't even get fazed by it, shes so preoccupied barking.
Going for a ride is the same thing, she will excitedly run back and forth between the windows in the rear seat of the car, but as soon as we stop at a red light and she realizes there are people inside other cars, she begins to bark.
I tried wearing her down by playing with her to the point she didn't want to play anymore, but she got her second wind as soon as there was reason to bark.
She doesn't respond well to treats, she wont eat them out of my hand, only if I drop them into her bowl and walk away and sit down.
Lastly, to some extent she does believe I am the 'Alpha' even though she doesn't really listen to me when she's in barking mode. As an example once I get up and start walking towards her clearly upset she's barking, She will run up to my feet and lay down on her back with her tail between her legs.
I'm not sure how to deal with her barking at this point, any advice would be appreciated.
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