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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cocker Spaniels in my experience are all
nuerotic! ---Just my exeperience.They Woof just to hear themselves woofing
and constanly nipping at the heals of humans or other dogs ankles or
tails. We have a cocker & 2 cocker retreiver mixes at doggie
daycare who does all of this plus just stands in the middle of the play
area and barks. We have tried everything with them.
Pokining them on the hip or shoulder (like Ceaser) using a squirt bottle to
squirt them with water...this works for a few
minutes...sometimes. It's enough to make you want to go Marlene on
them. So as for the Cocker pups try a squirt bottle with water... in
a stern voice say his name and "no bark" and squirt him everytime he
starts to open his biscuit hole. Maybe since he is young you can break him of
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The squirt bottle did work on Ruger! He used to
stand in front of you, just out of reach and bark at you. If you got up to
reach for him he'd jump just out of reach. I use to think it was because
he needed to go to out to pee/pooh or wanted to play but that was not it.
After trying everything else from growling at him "Ruger, No Bark
to getting up, grabbing muzzle in hand, looking him in the eye and saying
"no bark" Only to have him start to do it again as soon as I sat down...I
finally tried the water bottle (I didn't want to make him afraid of squirt
bottles because of needing to use spray bottles to medicate hot spots or other
skin irritation.) The squirt bottle worked after only using it twice! Now
I just say in my best momma dog growl "Ruger No" as I am reaching for it...he
quits barking and jumps up on his perch with a huff!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michele </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Momma to the Bad A** Basset Brothers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Colt "Finally, someone got him to shut his
biscuit hole!!!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ruger "Hey I'm trying to tell you
something!!!!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Colt "Forget it bro....She can't understand your
yapping"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Women are Angels...And when someone breaks their
wings..They simply continue to fly....on a broomstick...They are flexible like
that...<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>