So our once quiet little fellow is becoming a barky mess. He barks whenever our apartment neighbors slam the door, walk up the stairs, or when the gentleman below us opens or shuts his sliding door, whenever dogs outside are barking, etc etc.
Before a woof here and there wouldn't be such a problem. However, the gentleman below us has certain times when he needs quiet from us upstairs (like no running the dishwasher, showers, or washing machine/dryer [walls are thin-ish in regards to appliances]) because he works certain hours of the day and needs to rest. I think he works night shift... or something.
We have spoken to him and apologized (my mother and I) about our addition and the potential noise he may be causing and so far he seems okay and has said it's no problem. However, we don't want it to become a problem so we try to keep Graham as quiet as possible. But we aren't having any luck.
When he barks he fixates on whatever hes barking at and won't listen to any kind of redirection of focus. Whether it be vocal or toy redirection. Haven't tried treats yet, as I don't want to accidentally enforce the behavior.
In short... halp! I don't know how to fix this. When he barks suddenly at night it kills a lot of sleep for me and my mom. Ironically, storms aren't even a problem for the little dude, either!
Before a woof here and there wouldn't be such a problem. However, the gentleman below us has certain times when he needs quiet from us upstairs (like no running the dishwasher, showers, or washing machine/dryer [walls are thin-ish in regards to appliances]) because he works certain hours of the day and needs to rest. I think he works night shift... or something.
We have spoken to him and apologized (my mother and I) about our addition and the potential noise he may be causing and so far he seems okay and has said it's no problem. However, we don't want it to become a problem so we try to keep Graham as quiet as possible. But we aren't having any luck.
When he barks he fixates on whatever hes barking at and won't listen to any kind of redirection of focus. Whether it be vocal or toy redirection. Haven't tried treats yet, as I don't want to accidentally enforce the behavior.
In short... halp! I don't know how to fix this. When he barks suddenly at night it kills a lot of sleep for me and my mom. Ironically, storms aren't even a problem for the little dude, either!