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I ditto Pixie on the Victoria Stillwell training methods, they are excellent. Does she know "hush", or some variation of it, whether she obeyes or not? One way to train them to do that is to get them to bark (jumping, excited noises) and once they do so, hold their muzzle's and tell them "hush", and give them a treat, whether they voluntarily were quiet or not. Eventually they should catch on that they'll get a treat if they hush, and therefore should. Keeping a bag of treats nearby for when someone comes to the door would be good. |