My Ah Ha Moment!

[Wendy and Myla]

Myla is two years old on Tuesday!!!!  We live on an acre in the country and there are lots of people who walk by on the road and lots of horses that go by as we have an Icelandic Horse Farm down the road and they exercise daily!  Myla always barks and barks when anyone goes by and keeps barking until they have passed.  I always have said "Myla stop" or "Enough Myla" in a stern tone and she just keeps on barking!  The last few days I have just said "Thanks Myla - it's okay" in a normal tone and she stops barking immediately!!!  I can't believe that I have been getting mad every time and all she needed was an acknowledgement that she is doing her job!  I learnt this all on this website - mainly that she looks to us to protect her and when she alerts us, she knows that we have her back!  Such a different way of looking at a dog's protectiveness!  Thank you DK!!!!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Forgot:

Happy Birthday, Myla!

[Wendy and Myla]

What a great birthday card!  Thank you Ned and Clancy!!

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

First:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Myla!

I also read this a few years back.  We do this with Enzo and it does work.....well, for the most part!

  She'll watch someone walk along the street...and bark like crazy.  Once we tell her "  it's ok", she seems to accept this!  Unless of course, it's the garbage man stealing our stuff again...and then all bets are off!

[Wendy and Myla]

That darn garbage-man!  I haven't had to try it when a dog walks by so that might be a challenge but for people and horses, it's working great!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

I will have to try that on Libby!  She loves to greet everyone that goes even near "her" window in the mornings!

Happy 2nd Birthday Myla!

[Wendy and Myla]

Thank you!  I love Libby's tongue in this picture!  So cute!