Well, for the next month it is pretty much just my husband, myself and the critters. This morning is the third morning without extra humans in the house. And overall I must admit it's quieter. Overall, not totally.
I believe the animals now see me pretty much as their sole source to torment some mornings. I don't think that I've actually been able to sleep to the alarm time yet this week. Usually it's one of the dogs who start either snarling and snapping or barking. Unfortunately the barking one is teaching my littlest one bad habits.
And the barker also starts the barking/howling episodes in the evenings when I go to bed because no one sleeps upstairs with us. They all get put up in their space for the night. I guess they think that we're being mean putting them up so early.
Anyhow, I may be getting close to my wit's end with the morning barker. I have tried everything so far short of a sound emitting anti-barking device to make him shut up in the mornings. Mr. Impatient I call him. The moment he thinks I am up he starts barking, but shuts up the second he percieves I am coming down the stairs. Grrrrrrrrr..... He's not stupid, he's just not respectful or mindful.
I do take time with him and the others outside in the mornings and evenings playing till he's tired and they've all done their business well before putting them up for the day or night. They all do sit quietly with me before bedtime, and I don't have problems there. Ah well.... maybe he'll get the picture that he doesn't always get his way with me. He's usually used to getting his way by being disrespectful, and annoying or a nuisance with my brother, and my brother gives in to shut him up. Not me. Oh and a squit bottle does not help at all, he thinks it's a toy.
Now the cats, Yummy (above) has become very, very talkative and will meow constantly till you feed him. Even Djinn will talk more than usual. I am so happy Chronic squeaks when he meows, so he's really quiet. He doesn't need to talk, his body language says it all. And yes, squirt bottles work on the cats. LOL
I may go ahead and invest in an anti-barking device to try it out. At least to get him to know when it's acceptable to bark and when it's not. Like outside at the birds at 5:30am. LOL.... I know he's happy and impatient to greet the morning and he is telling the birds all about it, but it doesn't stop till after you've fed him and put him back out, then he's more than happy to be quiet. Gotta try something, and I am not into shocking devices unless it's an electric fence to keep a pushy dog off the fence or from breaking said fence to escape. Those are relatively harmless and work quite well. And boy I ought to know they're harmless, but a bit "shocking" shall we say? I was forever running into the one I had around the stallion pen in past. It'll wake you up though. Ah well, will see what I can come up with. Any ideas? all welcome! :)
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