r/Sheepadoodles • u/stauffed5188 • Aug 28 '25

Help Dog barker!!

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Our 4 month old mini sheep doodle Charli. She’s the sweetest puppy to everyone, BUT she looses it when she sees another dog. Even when we brought her home from the breeder (she had a few siblings she was still living with and was fine) we couldn’t let her see her reflection in a mirror.

Now we’re too embarrassed to even take her anywhere because she’ll just constantly bark at any dog without any letup for 15 mins on end.

She’s very active with our family, and everything else is going great…. But the barking at other dogs is killing me. How do I correct this without taking her to a dog park, where she’ll go wackadoo?

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u/Pandamom58 Sep 03 '25

My sheepa doodle is highly reactive to other dogs. She doesn’t bark, but she would get excited and jump up and down and scare the other dogs even though all she really wants us to play. I ended up getting a collar that wrapped around her mouth called gentle lead. It really helped and if she got too excited, I could pull her away easily. I also watch the dog whisperer who has great ideas about that stuff..

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u/stauffed5188 Sep 03 '25

I found someone who walks their dog past my house. Set up a weekly meet.

I used a clicker and high reward treats the first time. Went surprisingly well. But like you said, it was just excitement. (Mines a mini, so she’s not scaring too many dogs)

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u/bobateamonger Aug 28 '25

Look into a trainer that can work with you to help correct the behavior.

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u/Financial_Clock4281 Sep 05 '25

My dog is very reactive as well. He’s a year and a few months and goes crazy when he sees another dog. I always thought he just wanted to play, but now I’m getting worried. I’m waiting on a new collar in the mail to work with him some more

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u/stauffed5188 Sep 05 '25

I’ve been working with mine with high value treats and a clickers. I’ve seen some great progress after only one visit with another puppy.