PeskyDogs

I have five border collies at home tht are generally quiet unless something they deem out of the usual happens at which point they run the fence line barking. They also put on quite a happy display when someone comes to the house (family and visitors). They notice everything from people walking by to the neighbors having company across the street to delivery vans. When they bark, I usually am able to call them into the house right away, but in the time of Covid, there are more people home and so more barking. I heard some rumbling that the neighbors are beginning to get annoyed. Any suggestions for best approaches to train them not to bark? Do the electronic anti-bark devices work well as a training tool along with a voice command? Anyone have any experience with training a pack not to bark?

We have two that when they were younger decided that every shoe in the house belonged in the living room. They never chewed them, they just moved them to where they thought they should be. I am finding that border collies make excellent personal organizers. They make it easy to throw things out after they show you what needs to go.

Our Easy Walk harness has made all the difference in the world for training our bcs to walk politely.