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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my dog was jumping at the fence and barking at people walking by, our dog trainer suggested finding the place in the yard where he didn't react, and spending a lot of time there. Then moving him closer bit-by-bit and being very free with the treats when he didn't react.

Typically, we'd go out, and I'd play fetch with him for a bit. Then I'd leash him, give him a treat that would take him a while to get through, and he'd lay next to me while I sat on a bench and read a book. We spent an hour every evening doing this. Gradually, we moved closer, until the bench was maybe 10 feet from the fence and our dog would consistently return to us when we called him even if people were walking by. When we got there, we started feeding him dinner outside and playing fetch, no longer using the leash. If he ran at the fence, we'd call him back with treats, and at that point he would return to us. We (the treats) were more important, and the people walking by had become less important.

I'm not suggesting this would work for you, it sounds like there's more going on between your dog and the neighboring dog. I am suggesting talking with a dog trainer. It also sounds like you have a decent relationship with your next door neighbor. You might be able to talk to a dog trainer, get some tips, then talk to your neighbor about those tips and also ask if they might be able to accommodate your conference call schedule.

I also think you need to work on crating your dog. You have nowhere else in the house you can put a dog that would allow you to be on a conference call? We live in a 1000sq foot home, and we have several places I can put our dog when we need him to not be under foot.[/quote]

She said her dog barks, even when it's inside, and she can't control him. So she can't do conference calls with him in the house.

OP, you need to train your dog. Simple. Your dog shouldn't be barking when you don't want him to be. I had multiple dogs in my life and they would NEVER just bark for the heck of it. We didn't allow it, and taught them that it's not okay.

If you train your own dog, then you wouldn't have a problem.[/quote]

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