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Barking Bad

Barkleigh Productions — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:54:24 +0000

Barking is a problem for just about everyone other than New Zealand shepherds. They use “Huntaway” dogs to drive sheep with incessant barking. I don’t blame the sheep. For most people, incessant barking is a problem. People can be driven from their apartments or condos because their dogs bark incessantly. Shelters have trouble featuring adoptable animals because they cannot hear amid barking dogs in a kennel.

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A Barking Matter

Barkleigh Productions — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:22:39 +0000

Barking is a problem for just about everyone other than New Zealand shepherds. They use “Huntaway” dogs to drive sheep with incessant barking. For them it is functional. For the rest of us it is problematic. People can be driven from their apartments or condos because their dogs bark incessantly. Shelters have trouble featuring adoptable animals because they cannot hear amid barking dogs. OSHA noise level standards require kennel workers to use hearing protection.

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Are You Listening?

Barkleigh Productions — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:45:25 +0000

I have been grooming Classy for four years. She is usually a pretty laid back Peke-mix until you get to her face. That is our routine every 6 weeks.
Classy’s father fell ill, and her grooming routine was put on hold for several months. I received a call from her mom, wanting to get her back on track. As I backed Proud Mary into the driveway.

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Behavior Odds and Ends

Barkleigh Productions — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:17:11 +0000

Behavior Clips
Here are a few “odds and ends” of training advice that can be shared with your clients or used in your everyday life:

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