You will do pretty much doing the same thing that I do with dogs who pull toward squirrels.

Walk forward until you see her just barely beginning to get agitated, then stop. (Furrowed brow, panting, cheeks puffing, up on her toes, or starting to pull, etc.). Wait for relaxation, then go further forward.  Retreat if she barks, but also see what you could’ve done differently on that trial.

Thank you so much for this blog! Like most barky dog owners, I am often embarrassed to admit my dog barks so much!! It seems that the method you were using in the BAT video rewarded the dog by taking away the “scary monster” – which is certainly a reward for a dog who barks out of fear. However, when I attended the Barky dog seminar, Carly suggested that my German Shepherd “puppy” Sophie (now 8 months) was probably barking in order to play – which would make sense, since she stops barking when she is able to sniff the dog and wrestle, or even if she’s been in the same area with them for a bit – basically, introduction barking. So, how can I use the BAT method to help Sophie learn how to stay quiet as we approach other dogs? We make her sit until we say she can sniff the other dog (like we learned in intermediate puppy) but she can still bark when sitting. I have been working on keeping a bubble of distance between us and a strange dog, treating and praising for her staying quiet, allowing her to come closer when she is quiet, taking her away (“too bad”) when she barks. Is this also the method you would recommend for Sophie?

Thank you again for all your help and we hope to see you in Advanced Manners once we get the barking thing toned down a bit!

Dennis.

I pretty much got kicked off the CAT site for my comments about what i was doing in TTouch. Oh well life goes on and so dot he doggys;;;