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Comment by Brewer AND Lilly! on October 27, 2010 at 8:19am

we got Bark off last week and it works really well, There are times when we cant get brewer to listen to stop barking when hes extremely excited like you said. turn the Bark off, on and he hears it once and stops! I cant explain how much more peaceful it is the last week, it doesnt stop him from "talking" to us, letting us no he wants out! or in or attention, but it stops those little barking fits when you need to just relax a little bit. I could see it not working for everyone but it does for us! walmart has it in the Seen on tv section in there store near us, I read complaints about ordering it online or on the phone where they charge you for multiples. One of the best 10 dollars spent ever.

Comment by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on October 3, 2010 at 10:28pm

Soffie LOVES socks of any kind!! When she was a baby, she got one of those nylon footies, and I just happened (thank God) to see her just as she was in mid swallow! Her eyes got as big as saucers, her mouth sort of half opened, and her expression was "help me"!! As she sat there hoping I understood what she telepathically was saying to me, I reached into her little mouth, grabbed hold of the footie, and pulled. I could literally feel it pulling away from her throat!! I immediately gathered up every single nylon footie I had in my house and threw them in the trash!!! And they have never "set foot" (pardon the pun) in my house again!!

That being said.... Soffie didn't really learn her lesson because she will still check every shoe.... sticking her nose right down into the toe!!! to see if there is a sock to be had!! Every once in awhile she still strikes "paydirt" but..... it's a sock ..... much harder to swallow than those tiny little nylon footies!!

And on the subject of Temple Grandin.... SHE is BRILLIANT!!! We could all learn from her and her interactions with animals. I will definitely get this book!

Comment by Beth on October 3, 2010 at 10:20pm

Mine love to look out the window and bark. Usually they will settle down if I tell them "it's ok" though. Today, for example, we had a 5k fun-run going by our house. Needless to say that gets the dogs going. The other day we had army reservists doing drills running up and down the hill at 6:30 am. Let's just say that generally at least once or twice a week I am awakened in the middle of the night by a barking dog. *sigh*

Glad the sock incident turned out ok and he did not need surgery. Scary!

Comment by Bev Levy on October 3, 2010 at 9:52pm

Did you see the movie "The Temple Grandin Story". It was an HBO movie and was wonderful! Glad he is OK.

Comment by Geri & Sidney on October 3, 2010 at 8:26pm

Glad to hear that Bear is ok. Did your neighbor get her sock back?
I've never heard of the Bark Off. It sounds like it must be working! That's good to know. Sid's not much of a barker unless a stranger is at the door. Like right now. Wow, was that a coincidence! Dropping off election materials, guess it's that time if year.

I might have to look at that book, it sounds quite good!

Comment by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on October 3, 2010 at 7:01pm

o wow that is very scary! im glad that hes ok though. that really got my heart pounding as i read that! just very happy he is just fine. it must be exciting to be in a new home, i know exactly how u feel as two days i moved to DC lol. i do have to say i have no clue about the bark off as teddy never ever barks. no joke he is almost 11months and only barks when he sees me or my husband run and wants to chase us lol but i like the idea of u giving a warning first then using it. if its working for u keep using it:) u got the right idea of how to use it as i have soooo many times see people just get it and use it to there hearts content(few friends i know) and dont praise or give a warning. they will catch on:) and thank you for sharing about this book as everyday my pets or just animals amaze me and how much u learn from them. i love to just watch them. they do fascinate me haha i will defiantly pick that up