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Question
Please HELP!!!! I have a 8 month old female purebreed pomeranian she is out of control.. she has been in training classes for 3 months now she is driving me to get rid of her :( she is top of the class when it comes to tricks she can do leave it stay with distractions all of the above but once we go home its her world she dosent listen, i have 4 cats ( yes 4 lol ) all females shes barks at them 24 7 she runs after them when they try to use the bathroom they are so scared 2 of my cats wont eat cause there so scared of that barking...ive tried the leave it like the trainer said didnt work, ive tried the ultrasonic dog collar, squirt bottle she barks back at it, toys, i take her for 2 walks and the dog park still have bundles of energy when we walk through the door i dont know what else to do shes not aggressive and she dosent seem like shes barking cause shes scared she just barks, when i leave a room she goes nuts and when i pick of the cats she goes crazy.....and i have tried feeding her treats while im petting them....help help help :(

Answer
Hi Kristina,

It isn't her world, but she thinks it is.

Every single time she starts barking at the cats-remove her wordlessly for a time out. Every single time. If that's 100 times today it will be 90 tomorrow. But consistency is what will send the message that barking will only get you removed from the party.

And do not let her come out of her time out area until she is quiet for a few minutes. Do not talk to her or bark back at her-become a zombie and remove her promptly.

Other things to look at/consider:
Her diet, canned food and or a dry food with beef basting on it will amp her up.

Try using the commands she learned in class-commands-not tricks at home.

Have her drag a leash in the house so you can arrest that chasing pattern.